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School milk supplier trims costs, keeps lucrative deal

May 22, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times
BY CHRIS FUSCO, TIM NOVAK AND ROSALIND ROSSI 

 
Chicago school officials said Monday they’ll save $750,000 after negotia

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Tollway tries to stay honest on new projects: Board approves $175 million in Move Illinois contracts

April 27, 2012
Daily Herald
By Marni Pyke
 
It delivered wider and smoother roads, but the Illinois tollway's $5.8 billion Congestion Relief building program also left drivers questioning the agency's

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Ex-Country Club Hills police chief indicted for fraud

April 20, 2012
Chicago Tribune
By Joseph Ryan

A former south suburban police chief has been indicted for fraud in connection with a $1.25 million state job-training grant tied to an aging Chicago theater.&nbs

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Company that volunteered in Emanuel's transition snags a big contract

August 28, 2011
Chicago Tribune

Accenture could reap millions as it looks into city spending

By David Kidwell, Tribune reporter

As newly elected Mayor Rahm Emanuel was developing his priorities for fixing government, he turned to Chicago's business community for free advice on everything from failed schools to wasteful city spending.

Now, one of the companies involved in that effort has agreed to review how City Hall doles out contracts, with an eye toward saving as much as $25 million. But this time, the expertise won't come so cheap.

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Elmwood Park trustee is school district's go-to plumber

July 11, 2011
Chicago Tribune

 By Matthew Walberg

Whenever a pipe bursts or a toilet starts backing up at an Elmwood Park public school, the phone rings at Carmen Forte's plumbing company.

School district officials admit they have repeatedly used Forte's company over the years, saying he is quick to respond and does good work.

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Daley’s son also invested in city sewer deal

June 6, 2011
Chicago Sun-Times

By TIM NOVAK  AND CHRIS FUSCO Staff Reporters

Patrick Daley’s business dealings with the city of Chicago first surfaced in December 2007, when the Chicago Sun-Times reported that he and his cousin Robert G. Vanecko had secretly invested in Municipal Sewer Services, which subsequently was given more than $4 million in no-bid contract extensions from City Hall to inspect city sewers.

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