Please join the Better Government Association at our Centennial Celebration & Annual Luncheon honoring Michael J. Sacks and featuring a special conversation with BGA President David Greising, best-selling author Jonathan Eig and award-winning editor, journalist and author Natalie Moore.
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“ComEd Four” Trial Underscores Need for Strengthened Ethics Reforms
In response to today’s guilty verdict in the federal corruption of former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, lobbyist Mike McClain, former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker, and former lobbyist and City Club […]
Posted inUpdates
Better Government Association Announces 2023 Driehaus Investigative Journalism Award Finalists
The Better Government Association has named eight investigative projects as finalists for the 2023 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting. The annual awards highlight the impact of Illinois […]
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BGA’s Annual Luncheon a Rousing Success
David Greising unveils the Illinois Answers Project.
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Better Government Association Names Steve Warmbir as Investigations Editor
Former Chicago Sun-Times editor joins 2022 Pulitzer-winning newsroom.
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National Association of Black Journalists Awards BGA/Sun-Times for Best News Series
The Costly Toll of Dead-end Drug Arrests, published in December, examined how thousands of Chicagoans — mostly Black men — are arrested on drug possession charges judges, police and prosecutors all know will never stick.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Blago 2.0: To Watch, or Not to Watch?
Blago 2.0: To Watch, or Not to Watch?
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, Newsroom
Radio Silence in Melrose Park, Despite Some Promising Reforms
Radio Silence in Melrose Park, Despite Some Promising Reforms
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2012: TOP TEN INVESTIGATIONS
The BGA’s top ten investigations in 2012.
