Press Release

The Better Government Association has named Bryan Zarou as its new director of policy, reporting to BGA President and CEO David Greising.

The Better Government Association has named Mark Valentino as its new director of development, reporting to BGA President and CEO David Greising.

The Better Government Association and Chicago Tribune investigation into lax oversight by Chicago officials prior to fatal building fires was named a finalist for Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships in the Online News Association’s 2021 Online Journalism Awards.

A traumatic story of a police raid on the wrong home—which the City of Chicago tried and failed to suppress in federal court before it aired—won first place in the Better Government Association’s (BGA) 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting.

The Better Government Association welcomes two interns to work with the BGA’s award-winning investigative team for the next six months.

The Circuit, an ongoing collaborative series focused on the Cook County court system, won several top honors, including for best investigative-public service reporting.

The nominations from the Chicago Headline Club recognize the Better Government Association and media partners for work that ranged from examining the criminal justice system to public schools’ COVID-19 spending.

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.

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.

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.