Press Releases

Open or Shut Case: COVID-19 and the Fight for Public Records

Jul 4, 2020 9:00 AM

2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

Jun 26, 2020 10:20 AM

A Victory for Police Transparency

Updated: Jun 18, 2020 @ 4:00 PM

Introducing Investigative Interns Sahi Padmanabhan and Deborah Wilber

Jun 15, 2020 6:00 AM

BGA Sues Chicago City Council Over Open Meetings Act Violations

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, members of her administration and Chicago aldermen have repeatedly held telephone conference calls to discuss city business without public notice and without providing opportunities for citizens to observe or participate.

Jun 12, 2020 10:00 AM

BGA Wins Three Lisagor Awards

The staff was honored by the Chicago Headline Club for General Excellence in Online Journalism as well as for investigations into a mayor’s insider deals and nepotism in southwest suburban Lyons, and auxiliary police in Illinois.

May 15, 2020 12:20 PM

BGA Earns National Headliner Award Honors

Investigation into mayor’s insider deals and nepotism in southwest suburban Lyons recognized in one of the nation’s oldest journalism contests.

Apr 8, 2020 1:18 PM

RESCHEDULED: 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

Regretfully, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, this year’s awards ceremony will be rescheduled for mid-July. We look forward to bringing together outstanding journalists and those who appreciate their work at that time. Stay tuned for details.  

Updated: Mar 26, 2020 @ 10:37 AM

Others Join BGA in Suing Chicago Over Records Involving Former Police Supt. Eddie Johnson

City repeatedly denied requests for videos, police reports and 911 calls that would shed more light on October 2019 incident in which officers found Johnson asleep behind the wheel of his running vehicle.

Jan 28, 2020 9:04 PM