• Virtual Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Training

    Online event

    FOIA is a critically important tool in every investigative reporter's toolkit. Join us for a virtual training with Freedom of Information attorney Matt Topic for a refresher on filing FOIA […]

  • Meet the Newsroom: Humboldt Park

    TASA Coffee Roasters 4136 W North Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join the reporters of the Illinois Answers Project and let us know what you see as the biggest issues in the Humboldt Park Community and what issues you care about […]

  • Centennial Celebration & Annual Luncheon

    Hilton Chicago, Grand Ballroom 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

    Please join the Better Government Association at our Centennial Celebration & Annual Luncheon. Proceeds from this event will directly fuel our Illinois Answers Project’s investigative and solutions-based newsroom, incisive BGA […]

  • Making it in Chicago

    National Public Housing Museum 919 S Ada St, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Join us for an evening with the Illinois Answers Project and the National Public Housing Museum exploring barriers to economic opportunity in Illinois and Chicago. At the center of the […]

  • Investigate the State

    Thinking of expanding your coverage to statewide audiences? Looking for partnerships with newsrooms in your community or even statewide? Interested in how news outlets around the Midwest are confronting challenges […]

  • Investigating the Future of Quantum in South Chicago

     South Shore Branch, Chicago Public Library 2505 E 73rd St, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    What if a new generation of computers, faster and smarter than the ones we have now, can power the local economy in South Chicago? That's the $500 million bet that […]

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  • BGA Annual Luncheon & Celebration

    Four Seasons Hotel Chicago 120 East Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This year’s Annual Luncheon celebrates the Better Government Association’s 100+ year record of advancing a more transparent, equitable and accountable government for all the people of Illinois through investigative journalism, […]