Medill at Northwestern launches investigative project focused on local government accountability

Evanston, ILL (Feb. 29, 2012) – Medill at Northwestern University has launched an investigative project that focuses on government accountability in suburban counties around Chicago. The Medill News21 Watchdog Project brings undergraduate and graduate fellows and interns together to work with accomplished investigative faculty to use public records to identify systemic issues and hold public officials accountable to their electorates. Rick Tulsky, Pulitzer-prize winning investigative faculty member who directs the project, said: “Public records work is lengthy and painstaking, and