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Your Transparency Watchdog. BGA OpenGov is the Illinois affiliate of the National Freedom of Information Coalition. Without access to information about the workings of government, it would be impossible for citizens to determine whether taxpayer dollars were being spent responsibly and equitably, or to hold public servants accountable for their actions.
Chicago Police Department – BGA Policy 2024 Budget Snapshot
Oct 23, 2023 · The 2021 contract extension also raised the duty availability and uniform allowance stipends. Appropriation accounts in the city budget are not broken out by bargaining unit the way that positions are, so those totals reflect CPD overall and not just FOP members, but the appropriation accounts still showed a similar 15% increase in the 2022 budget that included the retroactive increases.
Find My Alderperson - Better Government Association
Nov 15, 2023 · The Better Government Association is a non-partisan, non-profit news organization and civic advocate working for transparency, efficiency and accountability in government in Chicago and across Illinois.
Leadership & Staff - Better Government Association
The Better Government Association is a non-partisan, non-profit news organization and civic advocate working for transparency, efficiency and accountability in government in Chicago and across Illinois.
Johnson Proposes Historically Large Pay Raises for Police
Nov 29, 2023 · Scheduled Salary Increases. Johnson’s proposal includes a 5% salary bump for FOP-represented police in 2024 and 2025, up from the 2.5% and 2% raises for those years that were agreed upon in the Lightfoot administration’s extension.
Pension Outlook Database - Better Government Association
Aug 30, 2019 · The Pension Outlook Database from the Better Government Association has been discontinued. The project was intended to complement the Pension Database by showing employee contributions in the major public-sector pension funds in Illinois for current and former government employees who someday may collect a taxpayer-subsidized pension.
2024 Chicago Budget Overview – BGA Policy Snapshot
Oct 11, 2023 · City Council’s departmental budget hearings begin on Monday Oct. 15. The Better Government Association Policy Team will be providing snapshots of individual departments, as well as the non-departmental “finance general” category, available online and delivered as a daily newsletter. Below is a preliminary overview of the proposed 2024 budget as a whole, based on the data that was made ...
BGA Policy 2025 City of Chicago Budget Overview
Nov 4, 2024 · Mayor Brandon Johnson released his proposed 2025 budget for the City of Chicago on Wednesday, Oct. 30. As in previous years, BGA Policy will release a series of department-specific budget snapshots ahead of the departmental budget hearings in City Council.
Civic leaders: How do we resolve Illinois’ pension mess? These 10 ...
Oct 13, 2024 · A new day in Illinois’ fiscal future may be on the horizon. Responsible stewardship of the state’s budget over the past few years and the elimination of the state’s unpaid bill backlog have put Illinois in its best fiscal position in years.
Get Involved - Better Government Association
Bill Tracker. Tracking bills is difficult. More than 180,000 bills are filed every year in state assemblies across the nation. While local and national news outlets might report on marquee legislation, engaged citizens and advocacy organizations often need to know where legislation of interest stands, and act quickly.