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SUMMARY:TRiiBE Tuesday: A Town Hall with Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot
DESCRIPTION:Chicago’s mayor will participate in TRiiBE Tuesday: A Town Hall with Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot\, a virtual event co-hosted by the Institute for Nonprofit News and the “Lens on Lightfoot” partners\, on Tuesday\, Sept 29 at 6 p.m.  \nThe BGA’s Alejandra Cancino will join our partners in this collaboration in questioning the mayor about her administration’s actions. \n Since taking office in 2019\, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot has made big promises\, difficult decisions and faced unprecedented circumstances. During her inauguration speech\, Lightfoot promised to invest in schools\, improve safety for every neighborhood\, and address Chicago’s history of corruption in politics.\n \nBut some residents of Chicago question her progress so far: Is she still committed to delivering on some of the proposed progressive reform policies and actions she spoke about?\n \nYou can hear from Lightfoot herself as she takes questions from reporters and the public in this free online event.  \nMore about TRiiBE Tuesday: Sponsored by the Field Foundation of Illinois\, TRiiBE Tuesday is a monthly panel and discussion series hosted by The TRiiBE\, a digital media platform covering Black news and culture in Chicago. Visit thetriibe.com to learn more.\n 
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/triibe-tuesday-a-town-hall-with-mayor-lori-e-lightfoot/
LOCATION:On Facebook Live and YouTube
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Public Forums: Attorney General Race
DESCRIPTION:The BGA\, in collaboration with ABC7\, hosted a public forum on March\, 7th with the candidates for attorney general.  \nThe forum was held at Roosevelt University in Chicago and was moderated by the BGA’s Policy & Civic Engagement Director\, Madeleine Doubek\, and ABC7 Political Reporter Craig Wall. Candidates were asked about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA)\, campaign contributions\, consumer protection\, identity theft\, and reform of the Chicago Police Department. \nThe event was split into two segments\, with the Republican candidates Gary Grasso and Erika Harold going first at 6:00 pm. During the forum\, Harold defended her decision to accept $300\,000 from Governor Bruce Rauner. "I have a record of already standing up for the things that I think are right and opposing him and that's a record\," Harold said. When asked about public funding for campaigns\, Grasso noted Rauner’s donation to his opponent. “There has to be some level of [public funding]\,” he said. “We’re getting too many people with independent wealth that have to run for office and not enough people who can do this grassroots-wise.” \n \nThe eight Democratic candidates took the stage at 7:00 pm\, including candidates Scott Drury\, Sharon Fairley\, Aaron Goldstein\, Renato Mariotti\, Pat Quinn\, Kwame Raoul\, Nancy Rotering\, and Jesse Ruiz. A key issue addressed by the candidates was the attorney general’s role in protecting the public’s access to information. \n“We should always err on the side of disclosure\, and only not disclose information when there is an actual\, real interest that could be harmed\,” said Fairley when asked about the Rauner administration’s use of FOIA exemptions to withhold documents related to a Legionnaires’ outbreak at the Quincy Veterans’ Home. Mariotti and Raoul suggested that guidelines might be set for the deliberative process exemption that Rauner is using in this case.  \n \nGoldstein argued that the next attorney general should litigate cases that come before the public access counselor’s office. Mariotti added that the counselor is “overburdened.” Raoul agreed that more resources were needed\, reminding the audience that he sponsored the legislation that originally created the office.  \nRotering suggested that more public education was necessary. “It’s vitally important to empower the residents of Illinois and give them\, through outreach\, and through education\, knowledge of what is meant by the Freedom of Information Act and what is meant by the Open Meetings Act\,” she said.  \nRuiz steered the conversation towards increasing the effectiveness of the public access counselor’s work. “There is always going to be more work than there are resources\,” he said. “What we have to do is proactively make sure that all the information that the media\, journalists\, and citizens are looking for in this era – when you have so much technology at play – [is] put out proactively so that we can re-engineer the workflow.”  \nQuinn also said more resources were needed for the public access counselor’s office. “We have to always have openness\,” he said. Drury challenged Quinn’s stance\, claiming it was “impossible” to get documents when Quinn was governor\, “even as a government representative.” Drury said\, “they used the deliberative process excuse and gave me blacked out documents.” \nDuring both sessions\, the moderators took questions from social media on a variety of issues\, including the opioid epidemic\, whether the candidates support a ban on assault weapons\, and whether they would use their office to support efforts that reform the criminal justice system. \nThe event was live-streamed by ABC7 and is currently available for viewing on the BGA’s Facebook page and the ABC7 website. For more information on the background of the attorney general candidates see the BGA’s voters guide and questionnaire. 
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/public-forums-attorney-general-race/
LOCATION:Ganz Hall\, Roosevelt University\, 430 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, 60605
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Recap | 2016 BGA Springfield Luncheon: Candidates\, Chaos And Consequences
DESCRIPTION:Jim Edgar and Chris Kennedy talk Trump\, Clinton\, Rauner\, Madigan and more at BGA Luncheon. \n\nIn the midst of a chaotic\, surreal campaign season and one day following the first presidential debate\, civility and public discourse set the tone for the conversation between two political titans at the BGA’s Springfield Luncheon on Tuesday\, September 27. \nAs the featured guests in “Elections 2016: Candidates\, Chaos and Consequences\,” former Governor Jim Edgar\, a Republican\, and former University of Illinois Board Chair Chris Kennedy\, a Democrat and potential gubernatorial candidate in 2018\, offered a breakdown of the current state of politics in Illinois and the nation. From the race for the White House to reform here at home\, they analyzed it all in a conversation with Andy Shaw\, BGA President and CEO\, before an audience of about 185 in Springfield’s President Abraham Lincoln DoubleTree hotel. \n\n\nThe event replayed on WMAY 970-AM and 95.7-FM that evening and is available by podcast here: http://www.wmay.com/episode/podcast-candidates-chaos-consequences-w-better-government-association/. \nThe thought-provoking examination by both Edgar and Kennedy found common ground on a range of issues\, including that neither would vote for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Edgar\, a Republican governor from 1991 to 1999\, said the November 8 election will be the first time he will not vote for the GOP candidate\, although he wouldn’t disclose whether he would vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton or a third-party candidate. “It’s a secret ballot\,” he said. \nDespite not voting for Trump\, Edgar said he still believes Trump could win the election. \nKennedy predicted Clinton will win the November election\, as Trump would not be able to win Electoral College votes. But\, speaking directly to the Springfield audience\, Kennedy said the well-informed\, engaged individuals who represent the “establishment” of both political parties need to listen to those who are disengaged and “raging.” \n“The American dream of rising from rags to riches was the promise of our country—the place where anyone could make it\,” Kennedy said. “And people don’t believe that anymore. They’re upset. They’re angry. And they’re willing to destroy everything we have if we don’t fix that. That’s the message of this election.” \nPhoto Gallery\n \n \nBoth Edgar and Kennedy agreed this election season to be a critical moment in our country’s history. \nIn Illinois’ history and the context of state-level races November 8\, the lack of a state budget is most critical\, they agreed. \nAs current chairman of the Kennedy Family investment firm Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises Inc. and its real estate holdings in Chicago known as Wolf Point\, Kennedy said the fiscal uncertainty is crippling Illinois’ economy. \n“Why should we invest in the only state that doesn’t have a budget\,” he said\, reciting perspectives he hears from investors. \nNeither Edgar nor Kennedy believed good government election reforms—including the Independent Map Amendment to reform the way legislative districts are drawn in Illinois— would alone solve Illinois’ chronic problems.  Edgar also said rewriting Illinois’ 1970 Constitution would be unwise at this time. “There’s nothing wrong with our Constitution\,” he said. Rather\, we need to elect better people\, he quipped. \nThe Springfield luncheon was held just as news broke that a federal judge blocked same-day voter registration on Election Day. The BGA was part of a group of voting rights advocates that urged the U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan to keep the Election Day Registration\, which has been in place in Illinois since 2014. \nThe BGA was disappointed in that ruling. “Too many Illinois residents are disengaged from the democratic process\, and we pay a high price for that\,” Shaw said. “We need more engaged voters\, not fewer.” \nThe luncheon was the first fundraiser in Springfield since the BGA’s three-year effort to establish a more permanent and prominent presence in the capital city. The 12-member Springfield Advisory Board\, chaired by Cindy Davis\, co-owner of Resource One office furniture in Springfield\, hosted the luncheon and urged the audience to get engaged. \n“We are all affected by Illinois’ compounding challenges\,” Davis said. “We—as individuals and as a community—can be informed and should demand a better government.” \nThe event raised more than $20\,000 towards the Springfield efforts\, thanks in part to the many sponsors\, particularly presenting sponsor Isringhausen Imports. \nOther sponsors included AARP Illinois\, Illinois REALTORS\, Hospital Sisters Health System\, KEB\, former Senator Larry K. Bomke\, BUNN\, Phelon Public Strategies\, Illinois Insurance Association and Dr. Stephen and Lisa Stone.  Media sponsors were 94.7 & 970 WMAY and the Illinois Times. \n\n  \nElections 2016: Candidates\, Chaos and Consequences\n	Featuring: Jim Edgar\, Former Illinois Governor\n	Chris Kennedy\, Former University of Illinois Chair\n	Special Guest: Natalie Bomke\, FOX 32 Chicago\, Springfield Native \n  \nLuncheon sponsorship information:\n	Bethany Jaeger\n	217-789-0960\n	bethanyj@kebcpa.com \n\n\n\n      \n\nJim Edgar\n					former governor of Illinois\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Kennedy\n					former University of Illinois Chair\n\n\n\n\n\nNatalie Bomke\n					Fox 32 Chicago news anchor and reporter and Springfield native
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/recap-2016-bga-springfield-luncheon-candidates-chaos-and-consequences/
LOCATION:The President Abraham Lincoln Springfield – A Doubletree by Hilton\, 701 E Adams St\, Springfield
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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SUMMARY:2014 Young Professionals Board Summer Event
DESCRIPTION:The Young Professionals Board of the Better Government Association held its Third Annual Summer Comedy Event at the club untitled in Chicago’s River North neighborhood on July 28. Chicago comedians Pat McGann and Jim Flannigan kept the crowd laughing as they kicked back in this Prohibition-era speakeasy. Congratulations to the YPB for an event that raised more than $34\,000 for better government. Many thanks to everyone who attended\, our sponsors and raffle prize donors.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/2014-young-professionals-board-summer-event/
LOCATION:untitled\, 111 West Kinzie\, Chicago\, 60654
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140507T173000
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CREATED:20220930T211654Z
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UID:7510-1399483800-1399483800@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:Springfield Reception - May 7
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/springfield-reception-may-7/
LOCATION:Inn at 835\, 835 South Second Street\, Springfield\, 62704
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130722T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130722T183000
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CREATED:20220930T210029Z
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UID:7462-1374517800-1374517800@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:2013 Young Professionals Board Summer Event
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/2013-young-professionals-board-summer-event/
LOCATION:UP Comedy Club\, 230 West North Avenue\, Chicago\, 60614
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120731T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120731T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T114450
CREATED:20220930T211415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T211415Z
UID:7486-1343757600-1343757600@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:Corruption Isn't Funny...But Sometimes You Have to Laugh to Keep from Crying!
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT. \n >> YOU CAN STILL SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE BGA BY MAKING A DONATION  \nWHAT: The Onion LIVE \nWHERE: Paris Club 59 West Hubbard Street \nWHEN: Tuesday\, July 31 6:00pm-9:00pm \nWHO: Emceed by WGN TV’s Larry Potash and Robin Baumgarten\, featuring special performances by IL Lt. Governor Sheila Simon and The Onion Players  \nWHY: This event is a FUN-raiser\, hosted by the BGA Young Professionals Board \n 
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/corruption-isnt-funny-but-sometimes-you-have-to-laugh-to-keep-from-crying/
LOCATION:Paris Club\, 59 W Hubbard St\, Chicago\, 60654
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T114450
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T114450
DTSTAMP:20260405T114450
CREATED:20220930T212906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T212906Z
UID:7549-0-0@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:BGA-SJR Whiteboard: Gender Equity\, Tech & Transportation
DESCRIPTION:9:10-10:00 a.m. | What’s a Traffic Jam?: The Future of Transportation in IllinoisPanel with IDOT Secretary Randy Blankenhorn\, Lindsay Hollander of Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning\, and Imad Al-Qadi\, Director of the Illinois Center on Transportation and UofI’s Smart Transportation Infrastructure Initiative.   \n10:10-11:00 a.m. | Trash Your File Cabinets: The Future of Information in Illinois\nA conversation with Representative Jaime M. Andrade\, Jr.\, 40th\, Chair of House Cybersecurity\, Data Analytics\, & IT committee and Matt Topic\, government transparency and media lawyer at Loevy & Loevy. \n11:10-Noon | Diversity Is The Norm: The Future of Gender Equity in Illinois\nPanel with State Senator Melinda Bush (D)\, 31st\, co-chair of the Senate Sexual Discrimination and Harassment Awareness and Prevention Task Force and co-founder of the Anti-Harassment\, Equality\, and Access Panel\, Sen. Jil Tracy (R)\, 47th\, co-chair of Senate Sexual Discrimination and Harassment Awareness and Prevention Task Force\,  State Rep. Carol Ammons (D); 103rd\, co-founder of the Anti-Harassment\, Equality\, and Access Panel\, and  Senator Don Harmon (D)\, 39th\, Senate President Pro Tempore. 
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/bga-sjr-whiteboard-gender-equity-tech-transportation/
LOCATION:Wyndham Hotel\, 700 E Adams St\, Springfield\, 62701
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T114450
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T114450
DTSTAMP:20260405T114450
CREATED:20220930T211853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T211853Z
UID:7511-0-0@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:Term Limits For Illinois: Would They Work?
DESCRIPTION:Online registration for this event has closed. \n“Term Limits for Illinois” will bring together political and policy experts to examine key questions surrounding term limits: How they’ve worked in other places; whether they’re a good idea for Illinois and local communities; and what it would take to make them a reality in Illinois. Representatives of both Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner are scheduled to appear to discuss term limits.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/term-limits-for-illinois-would-they-work/
LOCATION:Union League Club of Chicago\, 65 W. Jackson Blvd.\, Chicago\, 60604
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T114450
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260405T114450
DTSTAMP:20260405T114450
CREATED:20220930T211640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T211640Z
UID:7503-0-0@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:2015 BGA Summer Comedy Event
DESCRIPTION:A BIG THANK YOU: Thursday night was full of hilarious family stories\, the struggles of dog ownership\, homebuying woes and more from Chicago-bred funnyman John Mulaney at the BGA’s summer comedy fundraiser. \nMulaney returned home for one night only to perform for the sold out crowd at the Park West. This was the fourth annual fundraiser put on by the BGA’s Young Professionals Board and the most successful to-date. The roughly 600 guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and drinks while checking out the vast array of raffle prizes. Chicago-based comedian Adam Burke\, voted the best local standup in the Chicago Reader last year\, warmed up the crowd with his candid observations of life in Chicago.  \nMany thanks to our sponsors\, supporters\, board members and attendees for another stand out event. \n\nPhotos from the event \n\n \n\n\n\n\nWhen:\nThursday\, August 6\, 2015\n\n\n \n\n6:00PM – Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres 7:30PM – Show \nOpening act | Chicago comedian Adam Burke \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\nWhere:\nPark West 322 W. Armitage Ave. Chicago\, IL\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \nAbout John Mulaney\n \n“One of the best stand-up comics alive.” – EW.com \nHe wrote for Bill Hader on Saturday Night Live. \nHe had his own sitcom on FOX.He killed it in two sold-out shows in May at the Chicago Theatre. \nAnd now he’s headlining the BGA’s Summer Comedy FUN-raiser hosted by the BGA’s Young Professional’s Board! \nWe guarantee you’ll laugh A LOT… all while supporting the BGA’s watchdog efforts of shining a light on government and holding public officials accountable.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/2015-bga-summer-comedy-event/
LOCATION:Park West\, 322 W. Armitage Ave\, Chicago\, 60614
CATEGORIES:& Awards,Fundraisers,Special Events
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