Press Release

In honor of Sunshine Week, the BGA’s civic engagement coordinator Stephanie Hardiman Simon visited journalism classes at Kenwood Academy on Chicago’s South Side to discuss the Freedom of Information Act, public records and how the BGA uses them in investigations.

Due to popular demand, the BGA brought its Citizen Watchdog Training to the Loop at DePaul’s College of Communication on March 25.

Investigation revealed that some police union contracts allow cops to work with alcohol in their systems.

BGA President & CEO Andy Shaw headed back to class at the University of Chicago. On February 27, Shaw spoke to two groups of students at the Hyde Park campus.

In collaboration with the Chicago Urban League, the BGA conducted a Watchdogs of Education session on Feb. 27 on Chicago’s South Side.

The BGA held a Watchdogs of Education session on Feb. 20 at the Little Village Library.

A special prosecutor’s report detailing police and prosecutorial investigations into David Koschman’s 2004 death at the hands of Richard J. Vanecko, a nephew of ex-Mayor Richard M. Daley, was released Tuesday.

A new year brought new opportunities to keep a closer eye on the Capitol with the help of local civic, business, philanthropic and media organizations.

The Better Government Association CEO and President Andy Shaw, Alden Loury and Chicago magazine’s Cassie Walker Burke joined a segment on WBEZ’s “Afternoon Shift” to discuss our UNO investigation.

Better Government Association sues Cook County Recorder of Deeds for refusing to accept Freedom of Information Act requests via email; agency relents, pledges greater accessibility of public records.