Illinois Solutions Partnership launches with $10 million commitment

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation and the Better Government Association (BGA), a watchdog organization, together have launched the Illinois Solutions Partnership (https://www.bettergov.org/news/better-government-association-and-mccormick-foundation-form-the-illinois-solutions-partnership/), an ambitious collaboration that aims to address the state’s urgent challenges through investigative and enterprise reporting. The McCormick Foundation will provide $10 million in grants to the effort over the next five years, and BGA will devote reporters and other resources to substantially match McCormick’s commitment over the same time period. In announcing the new partnership, BGA and McCormick described the venture as in-depth investigative journalism combined with reporting focused on potential solutions, saying Illinois residents need both to hold their government accountable and to engage public officials and leaders to improve Illinois and Chicago.