As Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2nd election anniversary approaches, the Better Government Association is assessing how she’s doing.
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News Literacy Camp Features Journalists From Better Government Association, Block Club Chicago, More
Chicago media organizations holding news literacy camp as misinformation abounds.
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BGA’s Fight To Make Navy Pier Records Public
“There have been hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax payer money to try to keep secret about who’s working at the pier, who’s getting leases, who’s getting contracts, in essence who’s making money from this very lucrative piece of publicly-owned property.”
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Chicago Inspector General Investigation Into Cps Began After BGA Report
A Chicago Public Schools investigation by the Inspector General began after a report from the Better Government Association.
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Better Government Association Wants To Know Illinoisans’ Hopes for State in New Year
The Better Government Association wants to know Illinoisans’ hopes for the state in the new year.
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Fact-Check: Yes, Conservatives Did Share False Post About Pritzker’s Daughter
Gov. Pritzker said Republican elected officials, propaganda sites and radio hosts were sharing a story that falsely claimed a picture showed his teenage daughter violating COVID rules. The governor is correct.
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Fact-Check: No, Underwood Did Not Call Riots ‘Beautiful’
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood’s GOP challenger is out with an ad that uses a clip of the congresswoman talking about protests for racial justice to inaccurately suggest she supports violence.
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Fact-Check: Will Large and Small Illinois Businesses Pay More Under the Graduated Tax Plan?
The wealthiest small business owners in Illinois will pay more taxes if voters approve the proposal. But they won’t see any more of an increase than their counterparts in other professions.
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Fact-Check: Pritzker’s Mostly Correct About Illinois’ Historic Unemployment Spike
Speaking to the challenges the state unemployment system faced when COVID-19 struck, Gov. Pritzker said unemployment claims topped numbers seen during the Great Recession many times over. His estimate is in the ballpark.
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Fact-Check: Attack Ad Wrongly Claims Pritzker Hiked Politicians’ Pay During Pandemic
A TV ad from a local right-wing group says the governor “gave huge pay raises” to politicians this year. While it’s possible state lawmakers could sue to receive an increase, that’s not because of Pritzker.
