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BGA Seeks To Strengthen Ethics Violation Fines, Prohibit Lobbying on Chicago City Council Floor

by adminnewspack July 25, 2022November 10, 2022

The Better Government Association helped draft a reform measure directed at the city’s board of ethics.

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City Failed To Address Complaints Before Heat Wave Killed 3 Senior Residents in Rogers Park

by adminnewspack July 5, 2022November 10, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s claims that Chicago has the toughest gun laws in the U.S are false according to the Better Government Association.

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Texas Gov. Abbott Claims Chicago’s ‘Tougher’ Gun Laws Fail To Prevent Violence Are False, BGA Finds

by adminnewspack June 10, 2022November 10, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s claims that Chicago has the toughest gun laws in the U.S are false according to the Better Government Association.

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Clone of Texas Gov. Abbott Claims Chicago’s ‘Tougher’ Gun Laws Fail To Prevent Violence Are False, BGA Finds

by adminnewspack June 10, 2022November 10, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s claims that Chicago has the toughest gun laws in the U.S are false according to the Better Government Association.

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IL DCFS Chief Under Fire After BGA Finds Hundreds of Foster Children Being Held Improperly

by adminnewspack May 31, 2022November 10, 2022

A BGA examination of the Illinois Department of Family and Children Services reveals the agency is battling a crisis under child welfare chief Marc Smith.

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Chicago City Council Committee Approves Ordinance on Changes to Curfew for Minors

by adminnewspack May 23, 2022November 10, 2022

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to extent the citywide curfew for minors was approved by the Chicago City Council’s Public Safety Committee Friday, but not without some sharp criticism

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IL Lawmakers Look To Tackle Pension Fund Divestment Amid Russia, Ukraine War This Fall

by adminnewspack May 9, 2022November 10, 2022

After legislation went unpassed this spring, Illinois lawmakers are looking to divest from Russian assets this fall.

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Chicago Park District’s Security Camera Program ‘Riddled With Inequity and Neglect,’ BGA Finds

by adminnewspack April 25, 2022November 10, 2022

A BGA investigation of Chicago’s vast system of neighborhood parks reveals a tiny camera program with little money, inequity and neglect.

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Chicago Ald. Walter Burnett Softened Affordable Housing Stance After Cash Influx: BGA Investigation

by adminnewspack April 18, 2022November 10, 2022

Several former tenants at Atrium Village in Old Town said they feel abandoned by 27th Ward Ald. Walter Burnett. An investigation by the Better Government Association revealed several accommodations made by Burnett to the apartment’s developer, Onni Group.

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Illinois Lawmakers Approve $46.5B Budget With Tax Relief

by adminnewspack April 15, 2022November 10, 2022

BGA gives break down on what it means for taxpayers.

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