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  • March 2015

  • Tue 24

    FOIA Facts & Friction: The Future Of Open Records Laws In Illinois

    March 24, 2015 @ 4:00 pm
    State Journal-Register Building, One Copley Plaza, Springfield, 62705

    Hosted by the BGA's Springfield Advisory Committee, "FOIA Facts & Friction: The Future of Open Records Laws in Illinois" will be a balanced panel discussion that will consider the viewpoints of both those who make public information requests and those charged with responding to them.

  • May 2015

  • Mon 11

    The 2015 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

    May 11, 2015 @ 5:30 pm
    Union League Club, Main Dining Room, 6th Floor, 65 West Jackson Blvd, Chicago, 60604

    The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting honor excellence in the best government-related investigative reporting in the Midwest. 

  • June 2015

  • Wed 3

    Municipal Bankruptcy: Is Your Hometown or School District the Next Detroit?

    June 3, 2015 @ 4:30 pm
    Union League Club of Chicago, Crystal Room, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 60604

    It’s a topic that has been widely discussed in the media and across Illinois, with most specifics left unaddressed and many questions left unanswered.

    Because of these outstanding questions and in light of the financial crises facing Illinois and its municipalities, the Better Government Association hosted "Municipal Bankruptcy: Is Your Hometown or School District the Next Detroit?" on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.

  • October 2015

  • Thu 22

    Fortnightly Club Of Chicago

    October 22, 2015 @ 12:00 am
    120 E Bellevue Pl, Chicago, 60611

    On Thursday, Oct. 22, Andy Shaw spoke to a group of more than one hundred women at The Fortnightly Club of Chicago.

  • April 2016

  • Sat 2

    Dan on Downsizing in DuPage: A BGA Candid Conversation

    April 2, 2016 @ 11:00 am
    Oak Brook, 60523

    BGA President and CEO Andy Shaw sits down for an exclusive interview with DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin to discuss his work to modernize government in DuPage and what's next for "Smart Streamlining" in Illinois.

  • May 2016

  • Mon 16

    The 2016 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

    May 16, 2016 @ 5:30 pm
    Union League Club, 65 West Jackson Blvd, Chicago, 60604

    The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting honor excellence in the best government-related investigative reporting in the Midwest.

  • September 2016

  • Tue 13

    2016 Annual Luncheon

    September 13, 2016 @ 12:00 am
    Sheraton Chicago, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, 60611

    Featured Guest: Chuck Todd, NBC's Meet the Press

  • Tue 27

    Recap | 2016 BGA Springfield Luncheon: Candidates, Chaos And Consequences

    September 27, 2016 @ 12:00 pm
    The President Abraham Lincoln Springfield - A Doubletree by Hilton, 701 E Adams St, Springfield

    Jim Edgar and Chris Kennedy talk Trump, Clinton, Rauner, Madigan and more at BGA Luncheon.

  • February 2017

  • Thu 23

    Watchdog Training: Elmhurst

    February 23, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
    Elmhurst College, 190 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, 60126

    UPDATE: This event is now sold out.

  • March 2017

  • Fri 3

    Separate But Unequal? School Funding In Illinois

    March 3, 2017 @ 12:00 am
  • May 2017

  • Wed 3

    Richard H. Driehaus Foundation 2017 Awards for Investigative Reporting

    May 3, 2017 @ 12:00 am
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    The Future of News: Covering the Capitol

    May 8, 2017 @ 12:00 am
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