The Chicago City Council passed a “snap” curfew ordinance on June 18 that allows the superintendent to impose short-notice ...

A series of new lobbying priorities announced by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson at a press conference last week included tweaks to revenues the city currently receives from the state government, but ...

Although the SAFE-T Act mandates the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts collect electronic monitoring data and publish reports and analysis based on that data, the AOIC has not yet begun ...

Last month, we sent a letter to the Senate President and Speaker of the House requesting that they update their chambers and join the 44 other states that have free archives online […] ...

My name is Bryan Zarou, and I am the Vice President of Policy at the Better Government Association. The Better Government Association strongly supports HB1077. Anti-SLAPP legislation is a crucial tool ...

Close mayoral ally Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez on Wednesday delayed a reform measure championed by ethics committee chair Ald. Matt Martin and Inspector General Deborah Witzburg, using a parliamentary ...

Former longtime Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan today was found guilty by a jury on 10 out of 23 charges, including conspiracy, bribery and other charges in relation to a jobs-for-votes ...

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 Department of Procurement Services’s budget increased significantly from 2021-2024, rising from $8.5 million in 2021 to a high of $14.6 million in 2024. DPS was one of only a small number of ...

The Department of Fleet & Facility Management, which is varyingly acronymized as both 2FM and FFM in city documentation, was created in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first budget by the merger of 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 ...