From Our President

When it comes to reform, Chicago police and their boss, David Brown, still have a long way to go.

Aldermanic prerogative reinforces inequities and preys on corrupt intent.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot should reform the IG selection process to ensure uninterrupted and independent oversight for a city government that needs it.

Pushing to freeze Michael Madigan-linked projects in the Rebuild Illinois program was the right course to take.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative leaders have had plenty of time to conduct a major ethics overhaul. But that hasn’t happened.

BGA report on Pritzker blind trust upholds time-tested standards, while false innuendo about donor influence risks subverting public confidence in the news

Challenge to Pritzker Re-Election Focuses on Crime, State Finances

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.

… in a state like Illinois, that’s not saying much.

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?