Chicago Ethics, Ward Redistricting and more!
In this Issue: February 8, 2012
*Chicago Ethics Task Force Hearing
*Redistricting Process and Outcome
*ICPR In the News
*Chicago Ethics Task Force Hearings
The City of Chicago Task Force on Ethics Reform has announced two upcoming public hearings:
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 6 to 9 pm
Olive Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Monday, March 12, 6 pm to 9 pm.
Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave. (Wilson and Broadway)
The Task Force, chaired by former ICPR Director Cindi Canary and whose members include former Assistant US Attorney Sergio Acosta, Ald. Will Burns (4th), and Dawn Clark Netsch, will take written and oral testimony on a broad range of ethics issues including campaign finance, transparency, the Board of Ethics and the Inspector General, and city procedures and processes.
Look for updates here.
The City is listening; here is your chance to be heard!
*Redistricting Process and Outcome
Despite pledging to open the ward remapping process to the public, Chicago aldermen approved the city's new map Jan. 19, before the public had an opportunity to view the final proposal or even before the City Clerk had a chance to post it online.
"Throughout the process, Chicagoans from all different backgrounds and wards asked the City Council to let them weigh in on the final proposal before it was passed," ICPR director Brian Gladstein said. "It appears those requests fell on deaf ears."
Read Gladstein's statement here.
*ICPR In the News
In case you missed ICPR in the news lately we've compiled a couple of recent articles where we are quoted in.
From the SaukValley.com Brian Gladstein (letter to the editor)
"State heads in right direction toward reform"
From the Chicago Tribune
"New ward map from old politics"
From WBEZ
"Madigan opponent calls him 'weed' in garden"
From the Daily Chronicle
"Manzullo not worried about Kinzinger's fundraising lead"
From the Chicago News Collaborative
"ComEd's New Inside Man"
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