Press Release

The Better Government Association is pleased to announce the election of a new leadership team for our Board of Directors in 2015 and 2016.

Be a part of something BIG this Giving Tuesday! Remember the organizations that give back to Illinois.

Watson the Watchdog turned heads at the 2014 PAWS Chicago Fur Ball held at the Drake Hotel.

Panel discussed proposed museum’s location, design and relationship to community.

400 tax professionals gathered to hear Andy Shaw speak at the Chicago Tax Club’s 61st Annual Fall Seminar.

Watson has been busy getting settled into his new job as Watchdog-in-Chief at the BGA. See what he’s been up to this fall.

BGA stories on Congressman Bobby Rush, ex-U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello and UNO are singled out for distinction by the Chicago Journalists Association.

Visitors to BGA web site can access retirement data on more than 400,000 public-sector retirees and their dependents throughout Illinois.

At the BGA’s Annual Luncheon on Oct. 14, the BGA introduced Watson the Watchdog — the new “watchdog in chief” of the BGA—to a crowd of nearly 1,000 people.

BGA CEO and President Andy Shaw sits down with “Connected to Chicago” 89 WLS reporter Bill Cameron to discuss the latest in the race for governor.