Paper tiger: the strange reticence over the Tribune Company's fishy tax break

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Sen Carol Moseley-Braun helped the Tribune Co get a minority-preference tax waiver when the company and minority investors acquired two television stations. The Chicago Tribune and its rival, the Chicago Sun-Times, provided little coverage of the controversial decision.

Publishing industry, Taxation, Political activity, Newspaper publishing, Media coverage, Tribune Company Inc., Chicago Tribune (Newspaper), Chicago Sun-Times (Newspaper), Moseley-Braun, Carol

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Teamster spirit: the ouster of an insurance administrator yields a curious footnote to a notorious gangland-style murder

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David Dorfman retained the Teamster Local 743 health insurance contract despite the shady circumstances of his father's death in 1983. Teamster reformers charge David with overcharging the union, and have awarded the administration contract to another firm.

Investigations, Ethical aspects, Labor unions, Corruption, Dorfman, Allen, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Central States Health and Welfare Fund, Group Administrators Ltd.

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Tax lists reveal Hyne's greatest hits

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Property taxes are being reassessed in Cook County, IL, and many residents are unaware that a list of reassessments is available to them. A property manager filed a lawsuit against the local government to make the list readily available.

Cases, Tax policy, Property taxes, Property tax, Cook County, Illinois

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