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Greising: Griffin Backing Irvin for Illinois Governor: Interview Transcript

by David Greising February 14, 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.

Posted inPolicy

Zarou: Illinois General Assembly Has the Chance To Act on Meaningful Ethics Reform

by Bryan Zarou November 5, 2021November 10, 2022

The state’s history of corruption has the public craving good government, empower the inspector general’s office as a start to restoring confidence.

Posted inPerspectives

Greising: A Note for the Mayor: As We Judge History, History Will Judge Us

by David Greising March 5, 2021November 10, 2022

Reformer—or open-government reprobate? If Lightfoot doesn’t begin delivering on her transparency promises soon, the answer will be obvious when the history of her administration is cast.

Posted inPerspectives

Greising: Life After an Iron-Grip House Speaker? New York Found a Way; Illinois Can Too.

by David Greising November 13, 2020November 10, 2022

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was ousted due to allegations of fraud and corruption. Whether Silver’s past is Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s prologue remains to be seen.

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Greising: University of Illinois Tries to Silence Reporters After Being Stung by #MeToo Investigation

by David Greising October 18, 2019November 10, 2022

Forcing a reporter to identify sources reporting harassment is like a journalistic stop work order. The move by U of I asks employees to surrender First Amendment rights, and appears to misuse Title IX protections.

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Dillon: Will Lawmakers Have the Nerve to Cash Back Pay?

by Marie C. Dillon July 17, 2019November 10, 2022

Every year from 2009 to 2016, lawmakers made a big bipartisan show of voting to freeze their salaries. Now some of them want to claw back those raises, for themselves and all lawmakers who gave them up.

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Dillon: Real Life Lessons in Civics From Springfield

by Marie C. Dillon June 19, 2019November 10, 2022

The repeated stalling of the Fair Maps Amendment contradicts the textbook narrative about elected representatives who carry out the will of voters. Civics teachers are going to have some explaining to do.

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Dillon: Clear City Ethics Rules and Bigger Penalties for Scofflaws? Yes, Please.

by Marie C. Dillon June 6, 2019November 10, 2022

Ethical violations by Chicago aldermen and city officials ought to carry meaningful consequences. Proposed reforms would do that.

Posted inPerspectives, Policy

Dillon: Lawmakers Should Seek Reasonable Registration Bump for Electric Vehicles

by Marie C. Dillon May 21, 2019November 10, 2022

Any conversation about funding road improvements ought to include discussion of how to make the electrics chip in, too.

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Greising: Chicago Lincoln Yards Deal Should Be Delayed

by David Greising March 8, 2019November 10, 2022

The Millennium Park experience shows the cost of moving too fast. There is a better deal to be gotten at Lincoln Yards than the one on the drawing boards right now.

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