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Better Government Association

6 bills sought to reduce public access to police bodycam video: BGA

  • Dec 20, 2025

City's oversight agencies fall short of mandatory budget floors: BGA

  • Oct 11, 2025

Chicago weighs options for city budget revenues

  • Apr 12, 2025

Chicago inspector general alleges obstruction by city's law department

  • Apr 7, 2025

South Side residents question promises of quantum computing hub

  • Feb 15, 2025

How can Illinois fix its $143B pension debt problem?

  • Jan 25, 2025

Bidding opens for properties 'city's worst landowner' must sell

  • Jan 18, 2025

BGA releases snapshots of Chicago's 2025 budget

  • Nov 9, 2024

Latest Videos

3:47

BGA weighs in on bill that could keep Bears in Illinois

  • May 23
3:57

Inconsistent reports coming from city council's financial analysis office

  • Apr 25
4:54

Inspector general issues final report before term ends

  • Apr 18
3:29

City council passes ordinance to proactively inspect rental housing

  • Apr 11
5:18

The heated battle over Chicago Housing Authority's future leadership

  • Apr 4
4:50

Will they stay or will they go? BGA weighs in on Bears' future

  • Feb 14
3:43

Chicago Board of Ethics remains leaderless

  • Feb 7
3:59

BGA pushes for increased Illinois legislative transparency

  • Jan 10

Latest Stories

IL voters to decide on income tax reform that could yield $4.5B in revenue if enacted

Illinois voters will notice three new advisory questions on the ballot this year. One will examine potential income tax reform, which advocates say is needed to fix an "upside-down" system.

  • Oct 19, 2024

Call for action on stalled Chicago government ethics ordinance by BGA

There are currently four different ethics ordinances stalled in City Council. None of them have the backing Mayor Brandon Johnson.

  • Aug 31, 2024

Proposed public funding for Chicago elections could give small-donor campaigns big boost, BGA finds

A recent proposal by Ald. Matt Martin could give small-donor campaigns a big boost, by adding a public funding option to Chicago's campaign finance landscape.

  • Jul 6, 2024

CPS principal, faculty blocked police investigation of deadly Pilsen high school, records show

A new report is shedding light on the dark truths of a deadly shooting at a high school on Chicago's southwest side.

  • Jun 1, 2024

Green alleys, Chicago's flood prevention tools not spread equally, BGA finds

Climate change is making Chicago more susceptible to flooding. However, the city's most effective too to prevent floods is being concentrated in neighborhoods that need it the least.

  • May 4, 2024