Following a BGA/WBEZ investigation, the legislation would require all local police agencies to scrutinize the actions of officers who shoot civilians and, sometimes, fellow police.
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Doubek: If You Knew Your Vote Didn’t Count, Would You Speak Up?
Gerrymandering steals your vote and your voice. Fight for fair maps now.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Lawmakers Seek Broader Reviews of Suburban Police Shootings
Following a BGA/WBEZ investigative series, members of the Illinois black legislative caucus vow a push to mandate reviews of whether officers who shoot citizens violated policies or best practices.
Posted inPress Release
BGA to Launch Innovative Engagement Platforms
A grant will fund the cost of two tools, Hearken and GroundSource, to help power meaningful audience engagement in the BGA’s watchdog work.
Posted inAction, Analysis, Policy
Tell Illinois Lawmakers to Vote for the Fair Maps Amendments
Join the BGA in telling lawmakers to end gerrymandering and draw fair legislative and congressional maps without regard to politics.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Is Chicago Gun Violence Really ‘Killing’ the City’s Bottom Line?
Chicago’s former top cop, now a challenger to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s re-election, says murders and shootings cost city taxpayers more than is spent on all other programs combined. The claim is a wild exaggeration based on a misreading of research.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
How to Get to Compromise from Chaos in Police Accountability
Three proposals for community input into policing currently sit in the City Council. Finding the middle ground will be difficult but critical.
Posted inEvents
BGA Announces 2018 Driehaus Award Finalists
Three award winners will be announced at an event on May 1st. Tickets are available now.
Posted inAction, Analysis, Policy
Following BGA Analysis, Sen. Cullerton Introduces Plan to Limit Rich Severance Packages
Cullerton legislation was prompted by BGA examination of multiple golden parachute cases that cost Illinois taxpayers millions along with research on best practices in other states.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Facts Bug New Pritzker Attack Line on Quincy Veterans’ Home
Democrat JB Pritzker is quick to blame rival Gov. Bruce Rauner for new health problems at the state facility for retired veterans. But the stomach virus is very different and harder to prevent than Legionnaires’ disease, which has killed 13 residents since 2015.