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BGA Launches New Websites

by David Greising November 7, 2022November 10, 2022

Illinois Answers Project, a solutions-focused investigative website, and BGA Policy, focused on advocating for good government, debut today

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National Association of Black Journalists Awards BGA/Sun-Times for Best News Series

by BGA August 11, 2022November 10, 2022

The Costly Toll of Dead-end Drug Arrests, published in December, examined how thousands of Chicagoans — mostly Black men — are arrested on drug possession charges judges, police and prosecutors all know will never stick.

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Announcing 2011 Driehaus Foundation Investigative Award Winners

by BGA August 10, 2022November 10, 2022

Announcing 2011 Driehaus Foundation Investigative Award Winners

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BGA Loses a Best Friend, John J. White

by BGA August 10, 2022November 10, 2022

BGA Loses a Best Friend, John J. White

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Mourning One of our Own

by BGA August 10, 2022November 10, 2022

Mourning One of our Own

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BGA Hires Solutions-Focused Reporter

by Ronnie Ramos August 5, 2022November 10, 2022

The Better Government Association has hired veteran Chicago journalist Alex Nitkin as its newest member to its newsroom team.

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BGA Shares National Reporting Award with Sun-Times for Project on Drug-Possession Cases

by BGA June 24, 2022November 10, 2022

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.

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Winners Announced for the 2022 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards For Investigative Reporting

by BGA June 23, 2022November 10, 2022

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.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Claims Chicago’s ’Tougher’ Gun Laws Fail To Prevent Gun Violence

by Analisa Trofimuk June 3, 2022November 10, 2022

Chicago is frequently targeted as a city with ineffective, strict gun laws. While the city has a history of implementing tougher laws in comparison to other cities, a Supreme Court decision drastically loosened some restrictions.

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Better Government Association Announces 2022 Driehaus Investigative Journalism Award Finalists

by BGA June 2, 2022November 10, 2022

The Better Government Association has named eight investigative projects as finalists for the 2022 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting.

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