When it comes to reform, Chicago police and their boss, David Brown, still have a long way to go.
From Our President
Greising: What Do Latest Chicago Scandals Have in Common? Aldermanic Privilege.
Aldermanic prerogative reinforces inequities and preys on corrupt intent.
Greising: Lightfoot Made the Right Choice for IG. Now She Needs To Reform the Selection Process.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot should reform the IG selection process to ensure uninterrupted and independent oversight for a city government that needs it.
Freezing Madigan-Linked Rebuild Illinois Projects Made Sense. Unfreezing Them Didn’t
Pushing to freeze Michael Madigan-linked projects in the Rebuild Illinois program was the right course to take.
Greising: The Feds Have Snagged Madigan. It’s Time for Springfield To Take Ethics Seriously
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative leaders have had plenty of time to conduct a major ethics overhaul. But that hasn’t happened.
Greising: As Nonprofit News Transforms Chicago, Ethics and Objectivity Survive and Thrive
BGA report on Pritzker blind trust upholds time-tested standards, while false innuendo about donor influence risks subverting public confidence in the news
Greising: Griffin Backing Aurora Mayor Irvin, Starts with $20 Million
Challenge to Pritzker Re-Election Focuses on Crime, State Finances
Greising: Illinois Needs To Rely on the Right Voices To Get Its Financial House in Order
The tension between spending and discipline is coming to a head as leaders in the legislature and the Pritzker administration focus on how to make the most of $8.3 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Greising: Pritzker’s Budget Puts Illinois on Best Fiscal Footing in Years, but …
… in a state like Illinois, that’s not saying much.
Greising: Arne Duncan Has Done Violence Prevention Work for 5 Years. Would He Make a Difference As Mayor?
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has come up mostly empty on crime. Arne Duncan, a co-founder of the Chicago anti-violence group CRED, is the one who’s full of bright-sounding ideas now. Would his ideas make a difference if he became mayor?