Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward), chair of the City Council ethics committee, filed a procedural motion last week to reclaim a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Audio and video recordings, and the accessibility tools associated with them, are vital tools for ensuring all people can participate in our democracy. As you both know, the halls of the legislature ...

In a memo sent Friday to the Chicago City Council’s ethics committee, city Inspector General Deborah Witzburg laid out a series of what her office characterizes as obstructions by the city’s law ...

Many of the charges were at the centerpiece of the recent “ComEd Four” trial, in which all four defendants were convicted. The Madigan jury also found him guilty on multiple counts relating to the ...

Our Policy Agenda: The Better Government Association policy team researches, drafts, supports and advocates for legislation that improves transparency, efficiency, equity and accountability in ...

The city treasurer is one of three elected city-wide officials, along with the mayor and the clerk. The treasurer manages the city’s bank accounts, as well as its pension and investment funds. The ...

The Chicago Police Department is the city’s largest department both in headcount and in overall funds appropriated, with nearly three times the positions budgeted as the next-largest Chicago Fire ...

The department’s budgeted workforce grew at a rate of 4.8% annually from 2011-2024. Overall budgeted positions for the city remained relatively flat across the same time period, with minor ...

Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $14,216,049 $14,233,766 $17,717 0.12% Positions ...