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  • Impact Of The Impasse: The Ripple Effect On Our Community And Economy

    The Sangamo Club, Springfield, 227 E. Adams Street, Springfield

    Even if the Illinois General Assembly and the Governor reach a budget deal by May 31, there will still be a ripple effect of the year-long budget impasse and a tough road to fiscal viability. Our next BGA event in Springfield on June 20 will include a panel discussion offering firsthand accounts of the impact on health care, education, business, social services and the Springfield community in general. The event will air live on WMAY 970-AM and 94.7-FM.

  • BGA-SJR Whiteboard: Gender Equity, Tech & Transportation

    Wyndham Hotel, 700 E Adams St, Springfield, 62701

    Illinois turns 200 years old this December, and to honor the occasion, the Better Government Association and The State Journal-Register are asking experts on three crucial topics — Transportation, Technology and Gender Equity — to help us whiteboard the future: What needs to be done to make Illinois a leader?

  • 2019 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

    City Winery, 1200 W Randolph St, Chicago, 60607

    At the 2019 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting, the BGA will honor the best reporting in our state and host a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, known for his exposé of the massacre in My Lai, Vietnam as well as exposing atrocities at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

  • Special Event: Dan Sprehe Memorial Benefit

    Original Billy Goat Tavern, 430 N Michigan Ave at Lower Level, Chicago, 60611

    BGA Investigators and Media Partners Open Their Notebooks: An Evening of the Wildest Stories.Join the Young Professionals Board of the Better Government Association in celebrating the life and career of Dan Sprehe with an evening of spirited discussion about the inside workings of investigative journalism.Featured guests:Chris Fusco (Chicago Sun-Times)Dane Placko (FOX News)Pam Zekman (CBS 2 […]

  • Brownbag Lunch: A Review of the Lobbyist Registration Act

    DePaul University College of Law, Lewis Building 25 E. Jackson Blvd. Rm. 904, Chicago, 60605

    Panelists: David Weisbaum Chief Deputy Director, Index Department Illinois Secretary of State  Paul ThompsonLegal Counsel, Office of the Inspector GeneralIllinois Secretary of State RSVP to Emily Miller at emiller@bettergov.org

  • Free FOIA Clinic (Downtown)

    Center for Open Government, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 565 W Adams St, Suite 600, Chicago, 60661

    Free FOIA ClinicSign up for a one-on-one sessions with an attorney at no charge.A scheduled appointment is necessary.Please contact Barb Macholz: bmacholz@bettergov.org | 312-821-9025

  • 2011 BGA Annual Luncheon

    Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, 60611

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  • Public Hearing on the High Costs of Wrongful Convictions

    Michael A. Bilandic Building, Room C-600, 160 N LaSalle St, Chicago, 60601

    The hearing will stress the urgent need to reform the criminal justice system to prevent wrongful convictions. This hearing is the result of a BGA investigation with the Center on Wrongful Convictions that uncovered the high cost of wrongful convictions to taxpayers and the heavy human toll on those affected by wrongful convictions. Eighty-five cases of wrongful conviction have cost […]

  • Panel: High Costs of Wrongful Convictions

    Chicago Urban League, 4510 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, 60653

    Moderated by Andy ShawPresident & CEO, Better Government Association  Featuring Andrea L. ZoppPresident & CEO, Chicago Urban League  Panelists include: The Honorable Kwame Raoul, Illinois State Senator (D-13)The Honorable Tommy Brewer, 7th Judicial Subcircuit, ChicagoThe Center on Wrongful ConvictionsClick here to read the joint investigation by the Better Government Association and the Center on Wrongful Convictions.To RSVP, go to www.wrongfulconvictions.eventbrite.com […]

  • FOIA Clinic: Downtown

    Center for Open Government, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Law Offices, 565 W Adams St, Ste 600, Chicago, 60661

    Free FOIA ClinicQuestions about the Freedom of Information Act? Has your request been denied or ignored? Sign up for a one-on-one session with an attorney at no charge.A scheduled appointment is necessary.Please contact Barb Macholz: bmacholz@bettergov.org | 312-821-9025