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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC 7 Saturday morning for the BGA’s regular appearance on the Weekend Watch segment. Kiannah Sepeda-Miller will discuss our investigation with Chalkbeat of a Chicago Public Schools no-bid contract for technology. The mayor emailed recommending a source. What followed was a $1.6 million deal for a Lightfoot donor who supplied used laptops and iPads\, some of which didn’t work for remote learning.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-31/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210103T084500
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday’s regular BGA appearance on the ABC-7 Weekend Watch segment\, Director of Investigations John Chase will wrap up National News Literacy Week (Jan. 25 – 29) with a discussion of  how news consumers can figure out what information sources to trust. \nHe’ll also discuss a great opportunity to learn news literacy and teach it to others. The Better Government Association is proud to be participating in NewsLitCamp Feb. 5. This educators-focused event is hosted by the News Lit Project\, a national education nonprofit offering training to teachers on how to decipher credible journalism from misinformation. \nChase and senior investigative reporter Alejandra Cancino join friends at Block Club Chicago\, Chicago Defender\, ProPublica Illinois\, and Rockford Register Star for NewsLitCamp. They’ll share insights with teachers on the inner workings of investigative journalism. They’ll also teach how to identify and understand news media bias. \nIf you’re an Illinois educator and want to find out more about the News Lit Project’s NewsLitCamp\, see details and registration information here. \n\n\nIllinois educators: NewsLitCamp® with Chicago Defender\, ProPublica…\n\n\n 
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-28/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210109T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210109T084500
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T205043Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC 7 Saturday morning for the BGA’s regular appearance on the Weekend Watch segment. David Kidwell will discuss the Chicago Public School’s inspector general’s findings that the deals former CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett steered to friends added up to far more than we knew. Coming on top of the BGA’s recent reports of issues with contracts for computers\, this points to a continued need for oversight to make sure tax dollars buy the education Chicago’s children deserve.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-30/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210123T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210123T084500
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T205043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T205043Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC 7 Saturday morning for the BGA’s regular appearance on the Weekend Watch segment. Matt V. Topic\, the BGA’s outside general counsel\, will speak on BGA’s ongoing fight over access to Navy Pier’s management and financial records. He’ll also discuss the larger question of what it means when it comes to the public having access to information that keeps powerful institutions accountable.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-29/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210202T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210202T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204444Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week David Greising will be discussing his latest column on statewide remap public hearings that are now underway. 
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-22/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210206T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210206T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204843Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday’s regular BGA appearance on the ABC-7 Weekend Watch segment\, President and CEO David Greising will provide an update on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s performance. The BGA is holding her accountable by tracking her progress on our agenda for a strong Chicago. \n 
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-24/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210213T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210213T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204843Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Kiannah Sepeda-Miller will be on ABC7’s Weekend Watch and to discuss our latest Politifact. It’s a fact check of the a claim from the Illinois GOP that Governor Pritzker’s hierarchy of vaccine priorities puts prisoners\, politicians\, and college students ahead of “individuals with high-risk health factors\, and everyone else.”
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-27/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210219T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210219T094500
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CREATED:20220930T204843Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:President David Greising will be on ABC7’s Weekend Watch and to discuss Madigan’s announcement of his resignation at the end of the month. Greising can talk Madigan’s decades-long impact\, his fall\, and what the end of his 50-year post means for the future of Chicago\, the greater Illinois\, and his now former fellow public officials. Our director of investigations John Chase will have a piece on Madigan’s announcement published today.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-26/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210227T083000
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CREATED:20220930T204644Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Kiannah Sepeda-Miller will be on ABC7’s Weekend Watch to discuss one of Gov. Pritzker’s statements where he claimed that “for the month of February\, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country” during his state of the state/budget address.  With existing challenges for many Illinoisans trying to get the vaccine\, figuring out when they’ll get their turn\, or if they’re really going to receive the vaccine for free… is what the governor claimed true? Kiannah will have talking points to provide clarity on what to make of Pritzker’s statement.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-25/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210312T163500
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SUMMARY:Casey Toner on WLS-AM 890
DESCRIPTION:Investigative reporter Casey Toner\, who wrote the Lyons Corruption Investigation articles\, will be appearing on the John Howell Show on WLS-AM 890 Friday\, March 12 at 4:35 PM.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/casey-toner-on-wls-am-890/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210313T083000
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UID:7412-1615624200-1615624200@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:This week Casey Toner will be discussing Lyons’ upcoming mayoral election\, current Mayor Chris Getty and the corruption investigation that surrounds him as he runs for a fourth term. Investigative reporter Casey Toner can break down what’s at stake for Chris Getty\, should he win\, including a drastic pay raise\, and who else is running against him.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210315T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210315T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204643Z
UID:7411-1615824000-1615824000@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:Casey Toner on WCPT 820 AM
DESCRIPTION: Investigative reporter Casey Toner\, the author of the Lyons Corruption articles\, will be appearing with Joan Esposito on WCPT 820 AM Monday\, March 15 at 4 PM.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/casey-toner-on-wcpt-820-am/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210327T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210327T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week David Kidwell will be discussing the updates on our 2018 Illinois Public Salaries Database which include: base pay\, additional pay insights\, and 42 new agencies covered. \n  \nThis accounts for 528\,481 state\, municipal\, school\, and other government employees across Illinois\, and totals to nearly $460M in new records in the database. The raw data is downloadable for use\, too. Our data coordinator and investigative reporter Jared Rutecki does this work in partnership with civic nonprofit Datamade. It’s about half a year’s worth of work in providing the public clean and transparent information on the salaries of public employees in the state.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-21/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210401T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210401T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204444Z
UID:7406-1617265800-1617265800@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Our president\, David Greising\, will be discussing the bill Sen. Bill Cunningham presented that would make Navy Pier a public body under the Freedom Of Information Act and what that could mean for our Navy Pier lawsuit and the latest fight to make public the lucrative property’s financial records.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-19/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210403T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210403T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. This week Olivia Obineme will be discussing the collaborative project called The Circuit\, which is an unprecedented endeavor where the BGA\, Injustice Watch and civic nonprofit Datamade dive into millions of case records we obtained from the Cook County Circuit Court. \nWith some months into the launch\, BGA is now looking for personal narratives from community members to get a better understanding of the context behind the data. Our Manager of Partnerships and Local Content Olivia Obineme will talk about the civic engagement initiative\, letting the public know how they can connect with The Circuit to share their stories..
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-20/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210424T083000
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DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204444Z
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UID:7405-1619253000-1619253000@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Olivia Obineme\, will be discussing our new piece on Black-owned businesses and their experiences with applying to PPP funding. We focused on Chicago’s West Side and west suburbs\, where four small business owners and nonprofit leaders talked about the process\, concerns\, and their thoughts on how it could improve to better support small businesses of color. We also compiled five tips folks can use based on the learning experiences of the four business owners we interviewed. 
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210501T083000
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DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204244Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Madison Hopkins\, will be discussing our latest investigation\, The Failure Before the Fires. The Failure Before the Fires explores Chicago’s fatal fires from 2014 through 2019. The Better Government Association and the Chicago Tribune discovered that 61 people died in these buildings the city already knew had dangerous fire hazards. City officials failed to hold property owners accountable. A majority of the victims were Black\, and more than one-third were children. \nBGA investigative reporter Madison Hopkins and her Tribune’s reporter Cecilia Reyes published a multimedia account of the fires and the broken system of oversight. Shared are facts and findings\, visualization of the different tragic fires in Chicago’s history and the paper trail of accountability\, and the stories of families and communities forever impacted by the negligence of city officials elected to serve the public.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-17/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210605T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210605T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204244Z
UID:7401-1622881800-1622881800@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Olivia Obineme\, will be discussing our latest analyisis on ranked choice voting.  Ranked choice voting (sometimes called “instant runoff” voting) is an electoral reform gaining steam across the country. In her latest analysis\, BGA Policy Analyst Joann Wong breaks down the new voting process\, what ways supporters say could be cost-saving\, but not everyone is sold on the effecincy of the elections alternative. Olivia joins WW to talk about RCV and BGA Policy’s take on the new election process.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210608T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210608T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204244Z
UID:7403-1623168000-1623168000@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting  A Remedy For Wrong Virtual Awards Ceremony
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URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/the-richard-h-driehaus-foundation-awards-for-investigative-reporting-a-remedy-for-wrong-virtual-awards-ceremony/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210612T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210612T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204244Z
UID:7400-1623486600-1623486600@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Kiannah Sepeda-Miller \, will fact-check Gov. J.B. Pritzker critique that Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent commission\, but they didn’t do anything about it.”
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210619T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210619T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204043Z
UID:7399-1624091400-1624091400@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Alejandra Cancino \, will discuss the the update on the decades-long Cabrini-Green redevelopment plan. Senior investigative reporter Alejandra Cancino is available to share more on her piece and break down how much more the Mayor is looking to invest\, through the controversial Near North TIF\, into the transformation.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210626T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210626T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204043Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:On a visit to one of the existing coal-fired power plants that Gov. Pritzker hopes to phase out by 2035 as part of his clean energy plan\, potential GOP gubernatorial candidate and 13th Congressional District representative Rodney Davis stated that the Prairie State Energy Campus in Marissa\, located south of East St. Louis “is the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the nation\,” he said during his June 18 visit. “The company is actively pursuing and adopting additional carbon sequestration and storage and emissions-reducing technologies\, and they should receive support from state and federal agencies for their efforts.” Investigative reporter Kiannah Sepeda-Miller fact-checked his statement and discovered he couldn’t be farther from the truth. \nTune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Director of Investigations John Chase will discuss the fact-check\, what the truth is about the Prairie plant according to experts\, Davis’s response\, and the opposition around Pritzker’s clean energy plan.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210626T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210626T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051602
CREATED:20220930T204043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204043Z
UID:7398-1624696200-1624696200@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. John Chase will discuss the bipartisan deal has just been reached on Biden’s trillions of dollars infrastructure plan. His plan includes cutting pollution\, promoting public transit and addressing if President Joe Biden gets his infrastructure package through Congress\, it could prompt Illinois and other states to reconsider how much of its transportation networks are built for cars and trucks. Our director of investigations John Chase can talk on this piece and address the package and the impact on Illinois.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-13/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210701T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210701T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051603
CREATED:20220930T204043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204043Z
UID:7396-1625128200-1625128200@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Investigative Reporter Sidnee King will discuss our latest investigation on carjacking incidents in Chicago last year. \nLast year\, there were more than 1400 carjacking incidents in Chicago. Only 13% of those cases resulted in arrests. Of that 13%\, the BGA found at least 66 cases involving kids as young as 13 involved in the crime. Almost all of the Chicago teens arrested for carjacking last year are Black and from underserved neighborhoods on the city’s South and West sides. Attempts to provide services to these young people who are in the system for carjacking have been made by some individual judges and youth advocates. But as the BGA found\, there are little to no formal services for young people who face more serious charges. Equity reporter Sidnee King will appear on Weekend Watch to talk on the need for more programming to engage young people involved in carjackings; programs that currently exist; the challenges with some of the programs meant to be a resource to young people & more solutions in the works/efforts from judges etc… to offer support to young people involved in these types of crimes.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-11/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210717T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210717T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051603
CREATED:20220930T204043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204043Z
UID:7395-1626510600-1626510600@illinoisanswers.org
SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Investigative Reporter Kiannah Sepeda-Miller will discuss a false statement made by the Mayor in late June. The Mayor falsely stated “Our criminal courts have been shut down for 15 months.” \nDuring a news conference in late June\, the Mayor stated “Our criminal courts have been shut down for 15 months.” Investigative reporter Kiannah Sepeda-Miller looked into the claim and found her statement to be false. This will be timely as Biden is expected to meet with various city law enforcement leaders and local officials\, including CPD Superintendent David Brown\, Monday.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-10/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210724T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210724T083000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051603
CREATED:20220930T204028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204028Z
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Our President\, David Greising\, will be discussing his column on the resignation of Carol Popre\, the legislative inspector general. \nWith Springfield still working under a cloud of scandal and federal investigations\, the inspector general who lawmakers put in charge of rooting out corruption in the General Assembly resigned\, saying her office is little more than a “paper tiger.” David Greising will discuss the impact of Pope’s resignation\, and possibly what officials are saying about the resignation in light of all the ethics “overhaul” and BGA’s stance on what was passed.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-9/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210726T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210726T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T051603
CREATED:20220930T204028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T204028Z
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SUMMARY:BGA Community Forum: Black Youth\, Carjacking and the Cook County Juvenile Justice System
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, July 26\, from 6 – 7 p.m. for an interactive virtual discussion moderated by BGA’s Investigative Reporter Sidnee King on Facebook Live. King will be joined by community advocates to discuss the criminalization of Black youth\, the issues that affect young Black life in Chicago\, and where the solutions are for Black youth involved in carjackings and other crimes considered violent. \nSet your reminders to join us on Facebook Live or register for the event through our Eventbrite page. \n\nPanel:\nMark Clements  \n \nIn 1981\, 16-year-old Mark Clements\, confessed under police duress to a crime he did not commit. He became the second Illinois juvenile to be sentenced to natural life without parole\, and served 28 years before his conviction was overturned in 2009. He has been employed by the Campaign to End the Death Penalty\, National Alliance Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression\, and for the past three years with Chicago Torture Justice Center. Mark advocates for people and communities impacted as the result of police violence\, the abolition of the death penalty and criminal justice reforms. \n\nAna Mercado \n Ana Mercado is the director of restorative justice at Alternatives\, Inc. She has been a restorative justice practitioner\, educator and youth organizer for more than 15 years. She also founded the Peace Ambassador apprenticeship and has developed systems and supports for Alternatives to become a model of a restorative workplace. \n  \n  \n  \nMiracle Boyd \n(Photo by Davon Clark/Injustice Watch)\nMiracle Boyd is a youth organizer at GoodKids MadCity\, which works to end gun violence and build community resources on Chicago’s South and West sides. She began organizing in 2018 when she and her high school peers protested the closures of four neighborhood schools in Englewood. She studies at DePaul University.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/bga-community-forum-black-youth-carjacking-and-the-cook-county-juvenile-justice-system/
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning after 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Director of Investigations John Chase will discuss our latest fact-check on a claim Gov. Pritzker made what states\, like Illinois\, in unemployment fund debt can use President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act for— and what’s at stake for Illinois if the governor decides not to use ARPA funds.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-8/
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Investigative Reporter Madison Hopkins will discuss our follow-up from our April investigation we published with the Chicago Tribune that found Chicago city officials allowed dangerous conditions to go unfixed at dozens of buildings that later became the sites of fatal fires. \nInvestigative Reporters Madison Hopkins and Cecilia decided to look at what other cities have done to make their residents safer from fires and found nine things that could serve as potential solutions to many of Chicago’s problems.Talking points:\nMany of the strategies are pretty basic according to housing code experts we interviewed. For example\, half of the top 20 largest cities in the country require landlords to register or receive a license from the government. This gives city officials access to fundamental information like how many rental units are in a city and who owns them\, which allows them to make better decisions. Chicago used to require something like this but threw out the rule in 2017. \n\nOther steps cities have taken to strengthen their building code enforcement include: starting tenant advocate offices within the city government; offering tenants the ability to sue their landlords for repairs in a special speedy court; and inspecting all rental buildings on a routine basis rather than waiting for complaints to trigger inspections like we do in Chicago. \n\nNext steps: In response to our initial investigation\, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration accepted no blame\, pointing out that most of the fires occurred under her predecessor. She also said her administration is working on reviving a long-abandoned list of chronically deficient landlords to be released to the public\, but we haven’t heard many more details on that yet. Meanwhile\, Ald. Villegas introduced a resolution last month calling for hearings on how the DOB responds to tenant complaints\, citing our investigation. We’re keeping an eye on that and any other moves for reforms.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210814T083000
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SUMMARY:ABC 7 Chicago Weekend Watch
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to ABC-7 Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. to catch the latest Weekend Watch segment where we focus a spotlight on government. Investigative Reporter Alejandra Cancino will discuss an update on the controversial Near North TIF. The city’s Community Dev Commission approved an additional $600M in tax revenue to use for the completion of the project in a public hearing on Tuesday.
URL:https://illinoisanswers.org/event/abc-7-chicago-weekend-watch-6/
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