Latest Past Events

Get Gov Documents: Reframing your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request

Online event

Join Illinois Answers Data Reporter Cam Rodriguez, South Side Weekly Investigations Editor Jim Daley, and Loevy & Loevy Partner Matt Topic as we team up to discuss what to do if your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request gets denied. If you'd like to brush up on FOIA, view recordings of our past sessions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ-tOAHtw0c This […]

Centennial Celebration & Annual Luncheon

Hilton Chicago, Grand Ballroom 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago

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 Policy reform initiatives and our commitment to Civic Engagement so that all communities, especially those disproportionately impacted by government failures, are equipped and informed as […]

Unsafe & Unsound: How Can Chicago Ensure All Its Apartments Are Safe?

Join Illinois Answers Project Reporter Alex Nitkin and Metropolitan Tenants Organization Organizer Arieh Venick for a conversation about Chicago's building safety record, what other cities are doing to fix unsafe housing conditions, Chicago renter rights & what you need to know as a tenant, and what you can personally do to advocate for safer housing […]