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Rahm Talks Reform With BGA’s Shaw
Chicago mayor delves into ethics, privatization and his plans for future.
Watchdog Training: Elgin
Attend a Watchdog Training and learn the ins and outs of the Freedom of Information Act.
Fortnightly Club Of Chicago
On Thursday, Oct. 22, Andy Shaw spoke to a group of more than one hundred women at The Fortnightly Club of Chicago.
A BGA Candid Conversation With Toni Preckwinkle
In an exclusive interview with Better Government Association President & CEO Andy Shaw, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle defended her move to increase the county’s sales tax and her […]
The 2012 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting recognize the best in government-related investigative reporting from across the Midwest region.
BGA Idea Forum: Who Should Draw Illinois’ Political Map?
The push to change the way Illinois draws its legislative map is underway as backers have since May gathered more than 400,000 signatures seeking to get a redistricting amendment on the ballot. Do you know the ins and outs of the redistricting movement and Independent Map amendment?
Term Limits For Illinois: Would They Work?
Online registration for this event has closed. “Term Limits for Illinois” will bring together political and policy experts to examine key questions surrounding term limits: How they’ve worked in other […]