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The apartment building in the 500 block of North Central Avenue has a history of documented fire safety violations going back to at least 2008 with city inspectors visiting multiple times over the years. (Credit: Jose M. Osorio/ Chicago Tribune file photo)
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Greising: Mayoral Runoff Candidates Are Overlooking a Major Public Safety Problem — Fatal Fires

by David Greising March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

Violent crime is an urgent problem in Chicago. But fires are killers, too, preying on people of color in poor neighborhoods.

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Greising: If Vallas and Johnson Can Stick With the Issues, Chicagoans Will Be Better Off

by David Greising March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

Chicago mayoral runoff candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson clearly are ready to play hardball, not beanbag.

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Greising: Annual Budget-Making Won’t Solve Illinois’ Pension Crisis. We Need a Far-Reaching Fix-It Plan.

by David Greising February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Gov. J.B. Pritzker started his budget address on Wednesday with a passel of numbers meant to get our attention. During his first term, the state has eliminated a $17 billion backlog of […]

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Greising: With Laurence Msall’s Passing, Chicago Has Lost a Noble Fighter for Fiscal Responsibility

by David Greising February 10, 2023February 10, 2023

The Civic Federation under Laurence Msall argued that fiscal responsibility was a prerequisite for all the other goals in Chicago and Illinois.

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Greising: Are Chicago’s Mayoral Candidates Conjuring Up Useful Solutions for the City’s Challenges?

by David Greising February 3, 2023March 23, 2023

Are Chicago’s mayoral candidates conjuring up useful solutions for the city’s challenges? Mayor Lori Lightfoot hasn’t come up with simple fixes to the city’s problems. That may be because she knows how tough the job can be.

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Greising: Pritzker’s Appearance at Davos Could Mark a Turning Point

by David Greising January 20, 2023January 20, 2023

The forum at Davos built its reputation as a place where unlikely partners could get results. Gov. J.B. Pritzker should consider going again.

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Greising: If State’s High Court Blocks It, Pritzker May Find Another Path To Carry Out Cash Bail Reform

by David Greising January 5, 2023March 23, 2023

It was a no-brainer that the Illinois Supreme Court needed to step in to avert chaos once a Kankakee County judge invalidated portions of a state law designed to end […]

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BGA launches new websites

by David Greising November 7, 2022November 10, 2022

The Better Government Association has a 99-year history of exposing failures of government in Chicago and Illinois. Today, we set a new course, with two new websites: Think of us […]

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Greising: Bailey Says Chicago Is in Crisis. Pritzker Declares City Is on the Rise. Who Is Right?

by David Greising August 8, 2022November 10, 2022

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is right to be exuberant over the Thompson Center deal. And rival Darren Bailey’s indictment of the city has elements of truth.

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Greising: Even With Passage of an Ethics Ordinance, Aldermanic Privilege Is Alive and Well

by David Greising July 25, 2022November 10, 2022

This marked the second time since Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was elected that a major ethics reform became law — not due to her initiative, true, but progress is progress.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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