Seated at desks in a music classroom of Austin’s Christ the King High School last week, a couple dozen Chicagoans—among them union laborers, community activists and public-school educators—were shown how to keep a close eye on their elected officials. The free two-hour Citizen Watchdog Training session was the third such clinic hosted by the Better Government Association, which investigates governmental waste, fraud and corruption, and advocates for reform…CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE BY JAKE MALOOLEY.
