Please join the Better Government Association at our annual luncheon on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Proceeds from this event will help support the BGA's high-impact investigative journalism, essential fact-checking, advocacy on behalf of good governance and activities that engage citizens in demanding effective leadership and policies.
The Better Government Association presents the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting: Follow the Money, featuring special guest David Barstow.
Explore the city's newest ethics ordinance proposal with the Better Government Association, 43rd Ward Alderman, Michele Smith and Executive Director of Chicago’s Board of Ethics, Steve Berlin in a virtual conversation on Wednesday, June 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Please join the Better Government Association at our annual luncheon on Thursday, September 23, 2021. Proceeds from this event will help support the BGA's high-impact investigative journalism, essential fact-checking, advocacy on behalf of good governance and activities that engage citizens in demanding effective leadership and policies.
Please join the Better Government Association online Tuesday, July 14, for the 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting. In a virtual video ceremony at, we will present three awards to journalists or teams whose stories reveal officials’ corruption, waste, inefficiency, mistreatment and mismanagement. Highlights include: Video highlights from the stories of five […]
The Better Government Association is proud to be taking part in NewsLit Camp, a free session designed to prepare educators to teach students to recognize media bias, misinformation and credible sources of news.
The BGA's John Chase to participate in climate workshop panel.
News reporting is essential. When the pandemic shut down business and public life, the Better Government Association’s investigative reporters never stopped tracking down facts. Join us on Zoom Aug. 12 to hear the inside scoop on how they kept reporting with limited access to officials and public spaces and fought for access to public records. […]
