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Event Archive

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.