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Sep
26
ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
September 26, 2020
8:45 am
On this week's segment, Alejandra Cancino will discuss her latest story detailing how political ties helped a firm win no-bid contracts to supply the city with COVID-19 gear.
Sep
14
'True Crimes' and Accountability
September 14, 2020
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM
The Better Government Association will host an online discussion with Jeffrey Toobin who is a best-selling author, New Yorker writer, and CNN senior legal analyst.
Aug
12
Reporting During COVID: A Zoom Conversation with the Better Government Association’s Reporters
August 12, 2020
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Jul
14
2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting
July 14, 2020
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Jul
7
Open or Shut Case: COVID-19 and the Fight for Public Records
July 7, 2020
2:00 P.M.
Jan
22
A Lesson in Clout from the 25th Ward
January 22, 2020
Pilsen Outpost
Join the Better Government Association and WBEZ at this free event to hear reporters discuss their recent reporting, and to talk about how aldermen throughout all of Chicago wield unique power that sometimes leads to corruption.
Nov
5
2019 BGA Annual Luncheon
November 5, 2019
11:30 a.m.
Hilton Chicago
May
21
Featured Event
2019 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting
May 21, 2019
5:30–8 p.m.
City Winery
At the 2019 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting, the BGA will honor the best reporting in our state and host a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, known for his exposé of the massacre in My Lai, Vietnam as well as exposing atrocities at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Dec
5
BGA-SJR Whiteboard: Gender Equity, Tech & Transportation
December 5, 2018
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wyndham Hotel
Illinois turns 200 years old this December, and to honor the occasion, the Better Government Association and The State Journal-Register are asking experts on three crucial topics — Transportation, Technology and Gender Equity — to help us whiteboard the future: What needs to be done to make Illinois a leader?
Oct
24
Watchdog Training: Arlington Heights
October 24, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Mount Prospect Public Library
BGA Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and find out what’s happening in your community. In this training, experts will help you understand government, the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
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