Archive - Illinois
Two ProPublica Reporters Win IRE Awards
ProPublica reporters T. Christian Miller and A.C. Thompson have won best-of-category awards from the Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards. Miller won for his reporting on injured civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Thompson won for reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Data Show Bank Regulator Goes Easy on Enforcement
A report on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency shows that the agency rarely takes formal enforcement action against banks. Its director is a former bank lobbyist.
Small County Jail in Upstate New York Has Big Problem With Suicides
Some smaller jails are struggling to meet the basic federal requirements for safeguarding mentally ill inmates. The Erie County Holding Facility, a 680-bed jail in Buffalo, N.Y., has a suicide rate five times the national average.
Treasury, Ahem, Clarifies Goals for the Mortgage Mod Program
The administration has been saying that the Making Home Affordable program “will help up to 3 to 4 million at-risk homeowners avoid foreclosure." But the number of expected loan modifications is actually much lower than that.
State Department's Solution: Hire New Contractors to Oversee Naughty Contractor
After a scandal involving embassy guards in Kabul, the U.S. announced that it would not renew their company's contract. Now the State Department will hire other contractors to oversee them until they leave.
The Stimulus 'Loser' List Loses Some Members
This month a government Web site listed companies that hadn't filed required reports on their stimulus money. Now a watchdog agency says that dozens of those companies should not have been on the list.
