Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT BY EXPOSING WASTE, FRAUD AND CORRUPTION, PROMOTING EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY, AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY.
PROMOTES INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT. SEE PART III FOR MORE INFORMATION
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT - THE BGA'S INVESTIGATIVE UNIT LOOKS INTO ALLEGATIONS OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND CORRUPTION IN CITY, COUNTY, SUBURBAN, AND STATE GOVERNMENT. THE RESULTS OF THESE IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS ARE MADE PUBLIC THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL MEDIA. INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF GOVERNMENT BUDGETS, CONTRACTS AND PAYROLLS, MONITORING OF EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND REVIEW OF OPEN, HONEST AND FAIR LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES. THE BGA FILED NEARLY 32 INVESTIGATIONS IN 2019. IN A SIGNIFICANT STEP FOR THE ORGANIZATION, 2013 MARKED THE INITIATION OF THE RESCUING ILLINOIS PROJECT, AN ONGOING SERIES OF IN-DEPTH REPORTS ABOUT IMPROVING AND REFORMING STATE GOVERNMENT AND FOCUSING ON THE STATE'S SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS SUCH AS FAILING PUBLIC PENSIONS SYSTEMS, WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, AND THE HIGH COST OF TOWNSHIPS. IN ADDITION THE BGA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DAY-TO-DAY, HARD-HITTING INVESTIGATION.
CITIZEN EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS (CIVIC ENGAGEMENT) - THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND ITS COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL STRATEGY, THE BGA PRESENTS ITS JOURNALISTIC INVESTIGATIONS, EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT ISSUES AND TRAINS CITIZENS ON TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES. THE WEBSITE ALSO INCLUDES THE ACTION CENTER WHICH EMPOWERS CITIZENS TO STAY UP TO DATE ON POLICY PRIORITIES AND CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH LAWMAKERS TO ACHIEVE POLICY CAMPAIGNS.
POLICY ADVOCACY - THE BGA'S POLICY UNIT CONTINUES TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES IN SHAPING THE DISCUSSION, BOTH IN CHICAGO AND IN SPRINGFIELD, ABOUT WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR GOVERNMENT. THE POLICY TEAM WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF KEY ISSUES, RELAYING THEM TO BGA FOLLOWERS ON THE THINK TANK BLOG AND IN THE MEDIA. THE POLICY UNIT FOCUSES ON STREAMLINING GOVERNMENT, KEEPING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FROM BEING DIMINISHED, WRONGFUL CONVICTION REFORM, PUBLIC PENSION REFORM AND GREATER FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY RELATED TO THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| David Greising | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40 | $261,000 |
| Lora Nichols | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $122,667 |
| Brett Chase | SENIOR INVESTIGATOR | 40 | $115,888 |
| David Kidwell | SENIOR EDITOR | 40 | $115,851 |
| John Chase | DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS | 40 | $107,724 |
| Anna Weaver | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Sher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Rooney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Franklin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paulette Dodson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Cudney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Julia Nowicki | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Wine-Banks | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisabeth Weiner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Segal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Nolan | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Murphy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Geeta Malhotra | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Lynch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Levin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Kohn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carroll Joynes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hill Hammock | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Greenspon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Samuel Fifer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barack Echols | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marta Carreira-Slabe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan C Bunge | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| G Scott Solomon | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Heidi Rudolph | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Modzelewski | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Steven N Miller | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark E Rust | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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