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Thanks, aldermen (Editorial)

April 13, 2010

Chicago aldermen are writhing like toddlers frantic to avoid their vaccination shots. They're twisting in every way imaginable to avoid something they've dodged for decades: serious scrutiny from the city's inspector general. If you've wondered how to evaluate City Council members who'll stand for re-election early next year, be grateful. You'll learn more about your alderman's sense of ethics from this one vote than from any other single position he or she has taken.

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1 inspector general could be better than 2 -Just give current investigator authority to get the job done

April 13, 2010

BY MARK BROWN Sun-Times Columnist

There are many reasons to be doubtful of the ordinance Chicago aldermen plan to put forward today for a separate inspector general empowered for the first time to investigate the City Council.

The biggest reason may not actually be in the proposed ordinance itself, but in how it's expected to be put into practice.

It seems the aldermen are envisioning the new inspector general as a part-time job.

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Aldermen propose tight curbs on anyone who could investigate them

April 12, 2010

Counterproposal would thwart Daley’s plan to give city inspector general authority to probe City Council

By Hal Dardick and Todd Lighty, Tribune reporters

Chicago aldermen feeling the heat over political corruption are pushing a plan that would create a City Council watchdog on a short leash.

Under a proposal that could be approved as early as Tuesday by a council committee, the internal investigator would be chosen by the City Council and could not launch a probe without first getting permission.

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