Better Government Association

Budget vs. Actual Spend: Chicago Police Only City Department to Overspend Local Funds Three Years Running

Explore the Chicago police budget and learn how the department consistently overspends its budget from 2022 to 2024.
Better Government Association

Chicago Department of Transportation – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate ...
Chicago Sun-Times

City Council Finance Committee backs $90M payout to resolve 176 lawsuits tied to corrupt cop Ronald Watts

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City to weigh $15.5M in settlements tied to fatal encounters with first responders

The largest payout before the City Council’s Finance Committee, $8 million, would go to the family of a man who stopped ...
CBS News

City Council Finance Committee backs $90 million deal to settle 176 lawsuits tied to corrupt former cop Ronald Watts

A City Council committee on Monday advanced a $90 million deal to settle nearly 200 police misconduct lawsuits tied to a corrupt former police sergeant accused of framing hundreds of people on drug ...