Press Releases

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

Event Recap | Pilsen Community Event

BGA and WBEZ hosted an event in Pilsen to hear from community members after a recent investigation regarding the 25th Ward.

Jan 23, 2020 3:30 PM

BGA Joins Six Other Chicago Newsrooms to Examine Mayor Lightfoot’s First Year

The new “Lens on Lightfoot” series will pool the resources of multiple newsrooms across the city to evaluate the mayor’s administration.

Nov 20, 2019 8:00 AM

BGA Investigations Win Emmy, Award from Chicago Journalists Association

The two pieces focused on mismanagement at O’Hare airport and the cost to taxpayers of government sexual misconduct cases.

Nov 18, 2019 11:00 AM