During fast-moving veto session, the BGA, Attorney General, press advocates and public interest groups pressured lawmakers to derail a faulty Freedom of Information bill.
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BGA Board Elects New Leadership Team
The Better Government Association is pleased to announce the election of a new leadership team for our Board of Directors in 2015 and 2016.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
Urge “No” Vote on Bad FOIA Bill
Urge your legislator to vote “no” on SB 2799, a bad bill that will damage everyday people’s ability to be a government watchdog by limiting access to taxpayer-owned records.
Posted inPress Release
Three Reasons to Give Big
Be a part of something BIG this Giving Tuesday! Remember the organizations that give back to Illinois.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
Watson The Watchdog: BGA’s First Four-Legged Hire
It makes perfect sense when you consider the symbol of the BGA mission, since its inception in 1923 — that’s 91 years ago — has been a bulldog.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Niles Not All Smiles About Referendum Outreach
Municipal government uses taxpayer money to send residents allegedly “skewed” pamphlets on ballot initiative. Some believe village crossed the line, engaging in politics on the public dime.
Posted inAnalysis, Policy
BGA: Stop Currie’s Fast-Moving FOIA Bill
Lawmaker pushes a bad law that impairs public access and limits legal representation.
Posted inAnalysis, Perspective, Policy
The Force Wasn’t With Us At Our Lucas Museum Forum
Even though the proposed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is among the most elaborate projects Chicago’s ever entertained, no one from city government accepted our invitation to show up and discuss it.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Will Quinn Cash In On Pension Front?
Outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn could see juicy public-sector pension – or lesser retirement benefits if a pension reform bill that he backed is Ok’d by courts.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation
Poshard, The Prince Of Pensions
Former Congressman Glenn Poshard, who lost the governor’s race in 1998, is collecting more than $200,000 a year, in total, from four taxpayer-funded pensions – one of the largest takes among retired Illinois politicians.