Online Non-Required Disclosures in Chicago

They said it couldn't — or, at least, wouldn't — be done, but you
can see it for yourself, in living Internet color:  <a href="http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics/provdrs/reg/svcs/vies…; target="”_blank”">non-required
disclosures made by Chicago officials and employees</a>.<br>
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These are not annual disclosures, but mostly disclosures of gift
offers, accepted and rejected. There are dozens of them for 2012 and
2013, and 9 already for 2014. It's good that these disclosures are
made, and that they're made public. It never hurts to make local
officials look good!<br>
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Maybe the next Chicago fraud case will involve officials making up gifts that they can say they returned.<br>