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BGA Hires Solutions-Focused Reporter

The Better Government Association has hired veteran Chicago journalist Alex Nitkin as its newest member to its newsroom team.
Aug 5, 2022 6:00 AM
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BGA Shares National Reporting Award with Sun-Times for Project on Drug-Possession Cases

Reporting on thousands of drug-possession cases in Cook County that were quickly dismissed at great cost to many received a best non-deadline reporting award from the Society for Professional Journalists. This was a USC Annenberg National Health Reporting Fellowship project as part of The Circuit, a multi-newsroom collaboration.
Jun 24, 2022 9:00 AM
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Winners Announced for the 2022 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards For Investigative Reporting

Reporting teams from Block Club Chicago, WBEZ, The Trace, Investigate Midwest and Harvest Public Media shared $27,000 in prizes, thanks to the generosity of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
Jun 23, 2022 12:16 PM
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Better Government Association Announces 2022 Driehaus Investigative Journalism Award Finalists

The Better Government Association has named eight investigative projects as finalists for the 2022 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting.
Jun 2, 2022 11:54 AM
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BGA Wins Top Honors in State APME Contest

Two BGA projects, with partners at the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times respectively, won first and second place for public service in a contest judged by newspaper editors throughout the state
May 20, 2022 9:48 AM
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BGA Wins Nine Lisagor Awards

Among the prizes are “Best News Website,” podcast honors for “The Madigan Rule,” and investigative awards for two projects “Failures Before the Fires” in collaboration with the Chicago Tribune and “The Costly Toll of Dead-end Drug Arrests” with the Chicago Sun-Times.
May 8, 2022 9:48 AM
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BGA Honored with Tribune as Finalist for Livingston Award

The BGA/Chicago Tribune investigation “Failures Before the Fires” was named a finalist for the national award for Local Reporting. The Livingston Award is meant to honor journalists under 35 for excellence in journalism. Winner will be announced in June.
Apr 27, 2022 4:35 PM
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BGA Twice Honored in the 2022 National Headliner Awards

Two projects, including "Cabrini-Green: A History of Broken Promises" and "Failures Before the Fires,” were awarded second place in two categories for online journalism. The Fires project, with the Chicago Tribune, was honored for the collaboration. The Cabrini Project was named in a category for online only journalism.
Apr 27, 2022 4:35 PM
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The BGA’s Driehaus Foundation Investigative Awards Submission Period Extended

The Better Government Association still is accepting submissions for its 2022 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting, and news organizations from across Illinois are encouraged to apply. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Monday, May 2, 2022.
Apr 12, 2022 4:06 PM
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BGA Named Lisagor Award Finalists 21 Times

The nominations from the Chicago Headline Club recognize the Better Government Association and its journalism partners for several stories exposing corruption, government mismanagement and neglect of Chicago’s underserved residents.
Apr 8, 2022 1:55 PM