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Event Archive

Oct 16

2018 BGA Annual Luncheon

October 16, 2018
11:30 a.m.

Hilton Chicago

The Better Government Association is celebrating its 95th Anniversary! Don't miss the culmination of our best year yet at our 2018 Annual Luncheon.
Sep 17

Watchdog Training: Eastern Illinois University

September 17, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Buzzard Hall Auditorium, Eastern Illinois University

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.
Aug 15

Recap: Watchdog Training Rock Island

August 15, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center

The Better Government Association held a watchdog training in collaboration with The Dispatch Argus in Rock Island County. The event was held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center.
May 23

Watchdog Training: Indivisible Chicago, Northwest Chapter

May 23, 2018
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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.
May 1

2018 Richard H. Driehaus Awards for Investigative Reporting

May 1, 2018
6–8 p.m.

City Winery

Join us for a night of celebration for the best reporting in our state and don't miss our special guest, Daniel Ellsberg, the renowned "Pentagon Papers" whistleblower. Mingle with journalists and good government champions at the complimentary beer & wine social and stay after the ceremony for a performance by Chicago blues diva Lynne Jordan and the Shivers.
Mar 7

Public Forums: Attorney General Race

March 7, 2018
6:00 PM

Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University

The BGA, in collaboration with ABC7, hosted back-to-back Republican and Democratic debates with primary candidates for Illinois Attorney General.
Jan 25

Watchdog Training: City Bureau

January 25, 2018

About eighty Chicago residents from the South Side learned they can file Freedom of Information Act requests anonymously during a watchdog training session hosted jointly by the Better Government Association and City Bureau.
Oct 23

Watchdog Training: Bloomington-Normal

October 23, 2017
6 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church

The Better Government Association held a watchdog training in collaboration with the League of Women Voters, McLean County.
Oct 11

2017 BGA Annual Luncheon

October 11, 2017
11 a.m.

Fairmont Chicago
Sep 21

Watchdog Training: DeKalb

September 21, 2017
7 p.m.

Northern Illinois University, Cole Hall, Room 100

More than one hundred members of the DeKalb area community learned what it takes to be a good watchdog at a training session held at Northern Illinois University (NIU).