At issue is a measure that would strengthen the city’s Office of Inspector General by curtailing Department of Law practices that, according to Inspector General Deborah Witzburg, “negatively impact ...

In response to today’s sentencing, Better Government Association President David Greising stated, “For years, Michael Madigan ...

Basic Rules – How Chicago’s City Council Works Rules of Order and Procedure. All business conducted at a meeting of City Council is governed by the body’s Rules of Order and Procedure.The rules are ...

Chicago taxpayers are on the hook for an average $93.6 million a year for legal judgments and settlements against the city. A Better Government Association policy team analysis found that after years ...

The city isn’t short on ideas. A new subcommittee on revenue considered a list of possibilities in June of 2024 (thus far the subcommittee’s only meeting, apart from a joint hearing on hemp regulation ...

We looked at 2017 student population sizes at all 852 school districts in Illinois. On average, Illinois districts have 2,345 students. As many as 40 districts are made up of only one school with less ...

As BGA Policy has consistently highlighted, Illinois’ judicial branch is not subject to FOIA, leaving entities like juvenile detention centers, policies and procedures of judicial agencies, training ...

Chicago’s City Council is off to a slow start in 2023: Only about 40% of its time in session so far this year – or about two of every five hours between the opening and closing gavels– has been spent ...

Salaries and bonuses for Chicago police officers represented by the Fraternal Order of Police in 2024 could exceed the budgeted position costs approved by City Council by $76.8 million or more, ...

Remote Public Comment. The process for remote public comment requires answering a call from the sergeant-at-arms’ office when they reach out, and is not recommended for individuals who cannot reliably ...

RCV is also framed as an antidote to the current two-party system because it allows more candidates to compete. In plurality elections, because the goal is simply to get more votes than anyone else, ...