Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk is balancing his sometimes-controversial history with an ambitious plan to buy Lake Michigan water from Chicago and resell it throughout the region.
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What the Gov? Reimagined: What Do You Want To Know or Share About Government and Politics in Illinois and Chicago?
Participate in our efforts to serve you with information needs that matter most and empower you to hold accountable government agencies and public officials.
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Better Government Association Names Bryan Zarou as Director of Policy
The Better Government Association has named Bryan Zarou as its new director of policy, reporting to BGA President and CEO David Greising.
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Better Government Association Names Mark Valentino as Director of Development
The Better Government Association has named Mark Valentino as its new director of development, reporting to BGA President and CEO David Greising.
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BGA-Tribune Series on Fatal Fires in Chicago Named Finalist for Top National Online Journalism Award
The Better Government Association and Chicago Tribune investigation into lax oversight by Chicago officials prior to fatal building fires was named a finalist for Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships in the Online News Association’s 2021 Online Journalism Awards.
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Greising: While Mourning the Loss of Muckraker Bill Recktenwald, Here’s Some Good News for the Future of Newsrooms
The death of government muckraker Bill Recktenwald is a loss. And we have plenty of reasons to mourn the state of newsrooms. But there is hope on the horizon for locally created news.
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Greising: A Strong Clean-Energy Bill Will Be Good for Pritzker—And Good for the State
And just such a bill—including true measures of reform and finally shutting down carbon-polluting coal-fired power plants—is now within the governor’s grasp.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Loretto Hospital Union Says Workers Need Meeting With Leaders, Spots On Board Amid State Investigation
A union for more than 200 Loretto workers said it’s asked to meet three times with hospital leaders amid the scandals — only to be ignored.
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Fact-Check: Casten Overblows Heat Wave Claim to Support More Action on Climate Change
The congressman mislabeled Chicago’s 1995 heat wave as the nation’s deadliest “single-day, non-war” pre-9/11 disaster and said the city is “now expecting” temperatures that high every summer. That ignores some critical facts.
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After Loretto Hospital Executive’s Pal Got $4 Million In Contracts, Patient Complaints And Assaults Soared
Locked inside Loretto’s psychiatric ward for five days, one man risked his life to flee.
