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BGA, Partners Net Six Sarah Brown Boyden Awards Including ‘Best of the Best’
The Better Government Association and its news partners Chicago Tribune, WBEZ, Injustice Watch and DataMade, won the awards from Chicago Journalists Association, which recognized ‘Fires’ investigation with its top prize.
Posted inABC 7 Videos
BGA digs into mayor’s proposal to hike rates as Joliet water crisis looms
Some Joliet residents believe private businesses should help fill the gap.
Posted inUpdates
Better Government Association and McCormick Foundation Form the Illinois Solutions Partnership
Initial $10 Million in Grants to New Investigative and Solutions Journalism Initiative
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Joliet Residents Protest Plan To Hike Water Rates
Mayor Bob O’Dekirk’s proposal to build a billion-dollar pipeline to access Lake Michigan water from Chicago rankles some Joliet activists who say the costs should fall harder on major companies that use the most water.
Posted inABC 7 Videos
BGA investigation looks into Illinois Medicaid health program
What is Medicaid? There are 3M Medicaid recipients in Illinois, including low-income families, foster children, pregnant women
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Insurance Firms Reap Billions in Profits While Doctors Get Stiffed for Serving the Poor
Milking Medicaid: State-contracted insurance firms balk at paying frontline medical providers, threatening the viability of leading hospitals and clinics, and imperiling Illinois’ entire Medicaid program.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Illinois’ $16 Billion Health Program Is Riddled with Industry Ties and Potential Conflicts of Interest
Milking Medicaid: The state health care agency has a revolving door for executives from the insurance industry.
Posted inPolicy
Zarou: Illinois General Assembly Has the Chance To Act on Meaningful Ethics Reform
The state’s history of corruption has the public craving good government, empower the inspector general’s office as a start to restoring confidence.
Posted inFollow-Up, What the Gov
What Are Your Stories About the Cabrini-Green Community?
The Better Government Association is examining the impact of the city’s decision more than 20 years ago to demolish the Cabrini-Green public housing development and build a new community, and we need your help.