Recent Contributions
Former City Colleges Chief’s Sick Pay Windfall
by PATRICK REHKAMP | Jan 26, 2012
While many public and private employers have a “use-it-or-lose-it” policy toward sick time, Wayne Watson will be paid for most of the 500 unused sick days he accrued before leaving the top job at Chicago’s community colleges – a perk worth $500,000, according to records obtained by the Better Government Association. Watson already has received
Commissioners Fall Short on Furloughs
by ADRIENNE LU and PATRICK REHKAMP | Jan 10, 2012
Four Cook County commissioners failed to take some or all of the required 10 days off without pay in the fiscal year that ended Nov. 30, 2011, according to a preliminary report by the county comptroller’s office. All 17 Cook County Commissioners approved last year’s budget, which called for most of the county’s 23,700 employees
Renovated L Platforms Require Costly Repairs as Wood Planks Deteriorate After 2 Years
by PATRICK REHKAMP | Dec 30, 2010
Wooden L platforms that were rebuilt over the past few years as part of the $530 million Brown Line renovation are already deteriorating at some stations.