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Mar 12

Casey Toner on WLS-AM 890

March 12, 2021
4:35 pm

Investigative reporter Casey Toner, who wrote the Lyons Corruption Investigation articles, will be appearing on the John Howell Show on WLS-AM 890 Friday, March 12 at 4:35 PM.
Feb 27

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

February 27, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week Kiannah Sepeda-Miller will dive deep into Gov. Pritzker's statement that claims "for the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country."
Feb 20

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

February 20, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week David Greising will be discussing his latest column on statewide remap public hearings that are now underway.
Feb 19

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

February 19, 2021
9:45 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week David Greising will discuss Madigan's resignation at the end of the month.
Feb 13

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

February 13, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week Kiannah Sepeda-Miller will discuss a fact check of statements questioning Governor Pritzker’s vaccine prioritization.
Feb 6

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

February 6, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week David Jackson will be discussing our transparency piece on Lightfoot's monuments project committee which was formed in last summer's protests to assess the public art that could be removed. He will also discuss the lack of extensive documentation of the committee's decision.
Feb 6

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

February 6, 2021
8:30 am

Tune in to ABC 7 Saturday, Feb. 6, to hear BGA President David Greising discuss how well Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is doing on keeping her campaign promises.
Feb 5

NewsLit Camp

February 5, 2021
8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. CT

The Better Government Association is proud to be taking part in NewsLit Camp, a free session designed to prepare educators to teach students to recognize media bias, misinformation and credible sources of news.
Jan 30

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

January 30, 2021
8:45 am

Tune in to ABC 7 Saturday, Jan. 30, to hear Director of Investigations John Chase, discuss the importance of news literacy and BGA's participation in next week's NewsLitCamp hosted by the News Literacy Project and Chicago Public School Libraries.
Jan 23

ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch

January 23, 2021
8:45 am

Tune in to ABC 7 Saturday, Jan. 23, to hear Matt V. Topic, the BGA's outside general counsel, discuss the latest moves in our ongoing Freedom of Information lawsuit against Navy Pier's management.