Jared Rutecki
@jaredrutecki
Investigative Reporter, @wttw News, Chicago Tonight. Covers public safety, legal system, pensions, etc. Prolific FOIA filer. He/him.
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https://news.wttw.com 10-10-2011 14:44:25
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From Brandis Friedman: Parole Illinois was formed by men who are incarcerated in Illinois prisons. They’re working to reinstate the parole system after it was abolished in the state in 1978. news.wttw.com/2024/09/04/ill…
Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) called it borderline “malfeasance” for Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to push through a $9.9 billion school budget that does not include the pension payment the city had absorbed until then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot shifted the cost to CPS. chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024…
When the COVID outbreak began, the FDA pulled most of its safety inspectors from the field. Nearly five years later, an AP analysis found that the FDA has yet to address a backlog of roughly 2,000 uninspected pharmaceutical plants in the U.S. and overseas. apnews.com/article/fda-in…
From Amanda Vinicky: Illinois’ economy is still growing but at a slower pace, according to two reports by the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois & the state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability news.wttw.com/2024/09/04/ill…
NEW w/ Farrah Anderson+Dean Olsen: Before he killed Sonya Massey, Sean Grayson had credibility problems at other agencies. One case was dropped after video emerged of him admitting he had no evidence for felony drug charges he was recommending be brought. ipmnewsroom.org/sean-grayson-s…
Workers are pushing back on the pending closure of Stateville Correctional Center. Advocates are raising concerns about the transfer of inmates to different facilities. Jennifer Vollen-Katz, executive director of John Howard Assn., and others to shared their thoughts.
