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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: Lakeview
DESCRIPTION: \n\nThe BGA will host the next Citizen Watchdog Training in Lakeview. \nBGA Citizen Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and report on what’s happening in your community. Attend a Watchdog Training and learn the ins and outs of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about how the BGA keeps an eye on government throughout the state of Illinois.  \nExpert presenters from the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Bureau and Kirkland & Ellis LLPwill teach you all you need to know to keep an eye on your local government. Members of the BGA Investigative Unit will also be there. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-lakeview/
LOCATION:Second Unitarian Church\, 656 West Barry Ave.\, Chicago\, 60657
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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DTSTAMP:20260531T183219
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: Naperville
DESCRIPTION:Are you sick of fraud and corruption? Are you ready to do something about it? Become a watchdog! BGA Citizen Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and report on what’s happening in your community. Attend a Watchdog Training and learn the ins and outs of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about how the BGA keeps an eye on government throughout the state of Illinois. \nRSVP: http://napervillewatchdog.eventbrite.com/ \nWhere: DePaul University\, Naperville Campus\, Room 110 \n150 E. Warrenville Rd. \nNaperville\, IL 60563 \nWhen: Thursday\, Oct. 25\, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nFor more information\, please contact Stephanie Simon at 312-821-9042 or ssimon@bettergov.org.  \nRSVP: http://napervillewatchdog.eventbrite.com/
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-naperville/
LOCATION:DePaul University\, 150 E. Warrenville Rd\, Naperville\, 60563
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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UID:7474-1346612400-1346612400@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: Lake County
DESCRIPTION:RSVP: http://lakecountywatchdog.eventbrite.com/ \nWhere: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science\, Health Science Building\, Room 1.702 \n3333 N. Green Bay Rd. \nNorth Chicago\, IL 60088 \n  \n  \nWhen: Thursday\, Sept. 20\, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nFor more information\, please contact Stephanie Simon at 312-821-9042 or ssimon@bettergov.org.  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nRSVP: http://lakecountywatchdog.eventbrite.com/
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-lake-county/
LOCATION:Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science\, Health Science Building\, Room 1.702\, 3333 N. Green Bay Rd.\, North Chicago\, 60088
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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CREATED:20220930T210429Z
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UID:7472-1340737200-1340737200@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: DuPage County
DESCRIPTION:BGA Citizen Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and report on what’s happening in your community. Attend a Watchdog Training and learn the ins and outs of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about how the BGA keeps an eye on government throughout the state of Illinois.   \nFor more information\, please contact Barb Macholz at 312-821-9025 or bmacholz@bettergov.org. Space is limited\, please RSVP here.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-dupage-county/
LOCATION:National-Louis University – Lisle Campus\, Public Forum Room\, 850 Warrenville Rd\, Lisle\, 60532
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: South Side
DESCRIPTION:BGA Citizen Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and report on what’s happening in your community. Attend a Watchdog Training and learn the ins and outs of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about how the BGA keeps an eye on government throughout the state of Illinois.   \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP. For more information\, please contact Barb Macholz at 312-821-9025 or bmacholz@bettergov.org
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-south-side/
LOCATION:Saint Xavier University – Warde Academic Center\, McGuire Hall – 3700 W 103rd St\, Chicago\, 60655
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20111207T183000
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: Maywood
DESCRIPTION:BGA Citizen Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and report on what’s happening in your community. Attend a Watchdog Training and learn the ins and outs of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about how the BGA keeps an eye on government throughout the state of Illinois. \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP. For more information\, please contact Barb Macholz at 312-821-9025 or bmacholz@bettergov.org
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-maywood/
LOCATION:Rock of Ages Baptist Church\, 1405 Madison St\, Maywood\, 60153
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20111012T180000
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: Union League/Downtown
DESCRIPTION:BGA Citizen Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and report on what’s happening in your community. Attend a Watchdog Training and learn the ins and outs of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about how the BGA keeps an eye on government throughout the state of Illinois. \nPlease note: the Union League Club of Chicago maintains a strict ‘business casual’ dress code (i.e.\, no jeans/denim).\n \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP. For more information\, please contact Barb Macholz at 312-821-9025 or bmacholz@bettergov.org \n 
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-union-league-downtown/
LOCATION:Union League Club of Chicago\, 65 W Jackson Blvd<br>Room 710\, Chicago\, 60603
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20110803T180000
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DTSTAMP:20260531T183219
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UID:7450-1312394400-1312394400@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:BGA Citizen Watchdog Training - River Forest/Oak Park
DESCRIPTION:BGA Citizen Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and report on what’s happening in your community. Attend a Watchdog Training and learn the ins and outs of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about how the BGA keeps an eye on government throughout the state of Illinois. \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP. For more information\, please contact Barb Macholz at 312-821-9025 or bmacholz@bettergov.org \n(Parking garage entrance on Bonnie Brae Place) \nKoehneke Community Center in the Oak Park Room
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/bga-citizen-watchdog-training-river-forest-oak-park/
LOCATION:Concordia University Chicago\, 7400 August Street\, River Forest\, 60305
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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UID:7451-1308787200-1308787200@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:BGA Citizen Watchdog Training - Pilsen
DESCRIPTION:BGA Citizen Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and report on what’s happening in your community. Attend a Watchdog Training and learn the ins and outs of the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Learn more about how the BGA keeps an eye on government throughout the state of Illinois. \n  \nContact # 847-699-0300
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/bga-citizen-watchdog-training-pilsen/
LOCATION:1 S Hwy\, 5th Floor\, Park Ridge\, 60608
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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UID:7551-0-0@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: Eastern Illinois University
DESCRIPTION:This training is in collaboration with Eastern Illinois University.  It is free and open to the public. \nFor more information\, call Annum Haider at (312) 821-9031 or email at ahaider@bettergov.org. \nSpecial thanks to the McCormick Foundation for supporting BGA civic engagement programming.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-eastern-illinois-university/
LOCATION:Buzzard Hall Auditorium\, Eastern Illinois University\, 600 Lincoln Ave\, Charleston\, 61920
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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UID:7553-0-0@www.bettergov.org
SUMMARY:Recap: Watchdog Training Rock Island
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe audience—consisting of over 70 individuals—was a dynamic mix of public officials\, journalists\, journalism students\, real estate developers\, and concerned citizens from across the Quad Cities who all came prepared with a host of questions about government and transparency for our presenters. \nThe BGA’s Civic Engagement and Research Analyst\, Annum Haider\, opened the program and welcomed audience members to the training. BGA First-Amendment attorney Matt Topic then talked in depth about the Illinois Freedom of Information Act’s components and provisions. \nTopic walked the audience through Illinois’ FOIA statute\, dissected each provision and took citizens through the practical steps of learning who handles FOIA requests in various offices\, how best to write a request\, and what to expect from responding governments. Audience members were particularly interested in filing requests with anonymity and the many exemptions officials use to deny FOIA requests. \nAttendees who make FOIA requests after attending BGA Watchdog Training sessions are encouraged to share their FOIA experiences with the BGA and to send follow-up questions. \nWatchdog Trainings are open to the public\, free of charge\, and can be conducted at various Illinois locations. To see the schedule for Watchdog Trainings\, check the BGA events page on our website.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/recap-watchdog-training-rock-island/
LOCATION:Martin Luther King\, Jr. Community Center\, 630 Martin Luther King Drive\, Rock Island\, 61201
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: Indivisible Chicago\, Northwest Chapter
DESCRIPTION:The Better Government Association held a watchdog training in collaboration with Indivisible\, Northwest Chapter in Old Irving Park\, Chicago. The event was an intimate gathering of concerned citizens from the neighborhood who came prepared with a host of questions about government and transparency for our presenters. \nThe BGA’s Civic Engagement Coordinator\, Annum Haider\, opened the program by delivering “Ten tips on how to be a Watchdog.” This included pointers on how to observe government in communities and neighborhoods\, how to monitor questionable behavior\, and how to conduct relevant research. \nBGA Attorney Matt Topic then talked in depth about the Illinois Freedom of Information Act's components and provisions. \nTopic walked the audience through Illinois’ FOIA statute\, dissected each provision and took citizens through the practical steps of learning who handles FOIA requests in various offices\, how best to write a request\, and what to expect from responding governments. Audience members were particularly interested in filing requests with anonymity and the many exemptions officials use to deny FOIA requests. \nAttendees who make FOIA requests after attending BGA Watchdog Training sessions are encouraged to share their FOIA experiences with the BGA and to send follow-up questions. \nWatchdog Trainings are open to the public\, free of charge\, and can be conducted at various Illinois locations. To see the schedule for Watchdog Trainings\, check the BGA events page on our website.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-indivisible-chicago-northwest-chapter/
LOCATION:3857 N Kostner Ave\, Chicago\, 60641
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: Arlington Heights
DESCRIPTION:This training is in collaboration with the League of Women Voters\, Arlington Heights.  It is free and open to the public. \nFor more information\, call Annum Haider at (312) 821-9031 or email at ahaider@bettergov.org. \nSpecial thanks to the McCormick Foundation for supporting BGA civic engagement programming.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-arlington-heights/
LOCATION:Mount Prospect Public Library\, 10 S. Emerson Street\, Prospect\, 60056
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training | Depaul University
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: This event is sold out. \nBGA 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. \nThis training is free and open to the public. \nFor more information\, call Stephanie Simon at (312) 821-9042 or email at ssimon@bettergov.org. \nRSVP Now \nSpecial thanks to the McCormick Foundation for supporting BGA civic engagement activities.\n           \n 
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-depaul-university-2/
LOCATION:DePaul University\, 14 E. Jackson\, Chicago\, 60604
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training | Northwestern University
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: This event is full. \nBGA 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. \nTraining will also cover federal FOIA. Seating is very limited. \nFor more information\, call Stephanie Simon at (312) 821-9042 or email at ssimon@bettergov.org \nRSVP \n*Reservation required.  \nSpecial thanks to the McCormick Foundation for supporting BGA civic engagement activities.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-northwestern-university/
LOCATION:Medill School; Northwestern University\, 303 East Wacker\, Room 1623\, Chicago\, 60601
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: Urbana
DESCRIPTION:Dozens of watchdogs from the Urbana-Champaign area joined the BGA and local news organizations for a full tutorial on the Freedom of Information Act—one of citzens' best tools for understanding the workings of government. \n \nThe BGA's outside counsel\, Matt Topic\, presented key do's and don'ts and answered crowd questions. \nBGA Watchdog Training teaches you how to keep an eye on government and find out what’s happening in your community. Find more FOIA tips and tricks here. \nThis watchdog training was a collaboration of the Better Government Association; Knight Chair of Investigative Reporting\, Journalism Department at the College of Media\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; CU-CitizenAccess and The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting.  \n  \n \nSpecial thanks to the McCormick Foundation for supporting BGA civic engagement activities.  \n \n\nFor more information\, call Stephanie Simon at (312) 821-9042 or email at ssimon@bettergov.org or Pam Dempsey at (217) 239-6617 or email pamelagdempsey@investigatemidwest.org. \n 
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-urbana/
LOCATION:Knight Auditorium\, Spurlock Museum\, 600 South Gregory Street\, Urbana\, 61801
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training University of Illinois Springfield
DESCRIPTION:RSVP \n \nSpecial thanks to the Robert R. McCormick Foundation for its generous support of BGA civic engagement events. \n  \n  \n  \nBGA Springfield Advisory Board\nOfficers\nMarilyn Kushak\, Chair\, President of Mid-West Family Broadcasting \nCindy Davis\, Vice Chair\, Co-owner of Resource One \nMembers\nEmily Becker\, General Manager of the Sangamo Club \nDan Cadigan\, Retired Partner of Kerber\, Eck & Braeckel LLP (KEB) \nDr. Kevin Dorsey\, former Dean and Provost of SIU School of Medicine \nJames Forstall\, Consultant\, retired Associate Director of Illinois Board of Higher Education \nHon. Karen Hasara\, Chair of the Sangamon County Citizen’s Efficiency Commission \nMike Lawrence\, former Executive Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute \nKip Leverton\, CPA\, CFP and Financial Advisor \nVictoria Ringer\, former Executive Director of Downtown Springfield Inc.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-university-of-illinois-springfield/
LOCATION:One University Plaza\, Springfield\, 62703
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training Governors State University
DESCRIPTION:The Better Government Association (BGA) in conjunction with Governors State University hosted a public Watchdog Training session. Matthew Topic\, BGA's outside counsel\, gave an in-depth presentation on the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)\, the state’s primary disclosure law\, at the University Park-based institution. Topic’s presentation focused on the law and how to get access to public records by filing an effective FOIA request. \n  \n \n  \nPhotos courtesy of Danish Murtaza\, BGA Policy Associate. \n \n 
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-governors-state-university/
LOCATION:Governors State University\, 1 University Parkway\, Chicago\, 60484
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training Bucktown Area
DESCRIPTION:About 20 people joined members of the BGA team to learn about the Illinois Freedom of Information Act\, how to keep an eye on their government and to find out more about what is going on in their community. Matt Topic\, BGA’s Outside General Counsel\, led the interactive training session\, throughout which attendees asked questions to better understand the laws and to make sure they had all the information they needed to effectively demand information.
URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-bucktown-area/
LOCATION:Free Range Office\, 2141 W North Ave\, Chicago\, 60647
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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SUMMARY:Watchdog Training: The Living Room
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URL:https://www.bettergov.org/event/watchdog-training-the-living-room/
LOCATION:The Living Room\, 2423 W. North Ave.\, Chicago
CATEGORIES:Watchdog Training
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