Evanston Leads

Our mission is to promote government accountability by using investigative community journalism to spur reform through sustained spotlighting and reporting.(Adopted, in part, from ProPublica) We believe public trust in local government is integral to the effectiveness of its actions, and is dependent upon responsive and accountable public officials and staff- We are a Pro-Good Government community not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement in local government by:*Equipping, informing and empowering residents to self-advocate in a more inclusive decision-making process;*Resolving barriers and knowledge gaps;*Breaking down complexities of government planning, procedure, regulation, action and effects;*Analyzing policy and budgetary proposals and actions; and *Researching how policies work in action.