Director of Policy Bryan J. Zarou was on ABC 7 Chicago to discuss the new Bears stadium plan.

'What worries the BGA is how will the Mayor negotiate on behalf of the city when he is such a big cheerleader for this project?'

Watch the full spot here: abc7chicago.com/videoClip/1473…

Lunch and conversation before our panel at BUILD Chicago

We're here at BUILD Chicago ready for our event 'Out of the Shadows,' with Common Cause Illinois!

Timely discussion about a critically important issue featuring a rockstar lineup including Injustice Watch managing editor Jonah Newman. Join us this Thursday!

Our President David Greising will be on WCPT820 AM at 4 p.m. today to assess Mayor Johnson's first year in office.

Listen live here: heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/

BGA President and CEO David Greising is testifying in the Personnel & Pensions Committee about the Governor's pension proposal. Watch live right now here: Room 118 ilga.gov/houseaudvid.as…

BGA President and CEO David Greising will be invited to testify in the Personnel & Pensions Committee tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. to speak about the Governor's pension proposal. Watch live here: Room 118 ilga.gov/houseaudvid.asp

Our President & CEO David Greising will be on ABC 7 Chicago this morning at 8:45 a.m. to discuss the COPA investigation.

Watch live here: abc7chicago.com/watch/live/

'This is not a new idea. Eighteen other states have this practice,' said our Director of Policy Bryan J. Zarou. 'From the BGA perspective, this is not about what lobbyists are making, but rather a transparency measure for the public to see who is paying lobbyists and how much.”…

Don't forget to reserve your tickets to 'Out of the Shadows: Why Court Transparency Matters,' a panel discussion to explore why it is time that Illinois Courts are subject to FOIA. This event will be held at BUILD Chicago on April 25.
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BGA Policy has reached out to the sponsors of this bill with our concerns.

As Chicago discusses the shooting death of Dexter Reed, the details of which are known only because COPA released video, a bill is pending in the General Assembly that could make it difficult or impossible to obtain these videos in the future under #FOIA .

BGA Director of Policy Bryan J. Zarou will be testifying in room 413 in front of the House Ethics committee to discuss lobbying and ethics reform. Tune in at 3 p.m. here: ilga.gov/houseaudvid.asp

BGA Policy sent a letter to the General Assembly of Illinois urging them to support court transparency. Read the letter here: bettergov.org/2024/03/28/mak…

Our newsroom's event at the American Writers Museum is tomorrow! Get your tickets below ⬇️⬇️

We're hosting a panel from 12- 1:30 p.m. on April 25 with Common Cause Illinois at BUILD Chicago community center to explore how Illinois Courts impact the lives of everyday people and why it is time they are subject to FOIA.

Learn more and register here: eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-s…

Better Government Association The Civic Federation and LWV Chicago are in dialogue with the Mayor of Chicago’s office to help relieve this and other major transparency issues.

Last week, the BGA Policy team talked to concerned citizens of Harvey, Illinois and helped them work through sending and reframing FOIA requests.

You can learn how to write a FOIA request with our walkthrough here: bettergov.org/2022/12/05/how…