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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: 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 | 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 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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