Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $87,364,393 $72,961,225 -$14,403,168 -16.5% Positions & FTEs 82 81 -1 -1.2% […]
Uncategorized
Posted inResearch & Analysis
Chicago Public Library – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $116,976,333 $122,112,855 $5,136,522 4.4% Positions & FTEs 1152 1102 -50 -4.3% […]
Posted inResearch & Analysis
Department of Planning and Development – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $202,163,654 $132,736,014 -$69,427,640 -34.3% Positions & FTEs 201 197 -4 -2.0% […]
Posted inPolicy Statements
Council Suspends New Gallery Access Restrictions After BGA Objections
A notice on the Chicago city clerk’s website Tuesday announced the postponement until further notice of proposed rules restricting public access to City Council’s gallery seating. The postponement followed warnings […]
Posted inPerspectives
Sophia Van Pelt: Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers Can Hide Mistreatment Behind FOIA Exclusion
It’s hardly news that the juvenile justice system in Illinois is failing the young people it is supposed to serve. In the Cook County detention center alone, advocates and journalists in […]
Posted inResearch & Analysis
How a FOIA Loophole in Illinois Puts Kids at Risk
A BGA Policy analysis of the 16 county detention centers across Illinois has found that only three successfully have completed audits mandated by federal law to enforce protections against sexual […]
Posted inUncategorized
City Council 101
Chicago’s new City Council will take office on May 15th. But how does it all really work, inside the council chambers? Join the Better Government Association’s policy team for an in-depth seminar on the history, rules, and workings of Chicago City Council.
Posted inUncategorized
Court Transparency Coalition
BGA Policy is proud to lead the Court Transparency Coalition in its mission to add the judicial branch to the Freedom of Information Act in the state of Illinois.
