From Our President Greising: City Hall Still Hasn’t Learned Its Lesson a Year After Report on Deadly Fire-Safety Failures A year after the Pulitzer-winning Tribune-BGA report on Chicago's failures to enforce fire safety, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City Council haven’t properly addressed the city's deadly shortcomings. May 13, 2022 9:29 AM
From Our President Greising: Violent Crime Surge Abates, but CPD’s Road to Reform Remains Rocky When it comes to reform, Chicago police and their boss, David Brown, still have a long way to go. May 6, 2022 9:30 AM
From Our President Greising: What Do Latest Chicago Scandals Have in Common? Aldermanic Privilege. Aldermanic prerogative reinforces inequities and preys on corrupt intent. Apr 15, 2022 12:49 PM
From Our President 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. Apr 4, 2022 9:49 AM
From Our President 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. Mar 18, 2022 9:49 AM
From Our President 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. Mar 4, 2022 6:00 AM
From Our President 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 Feb 28, 2022 6:00 AM
From Our President Greising: Griffin Backing Aurora Mayor Irvin, Starts with $20 Million Challenge to Pritzker Re-Election Focuses on Crime, State Finances Feb 14, 2022 6:00 AM
From Our President 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. Feb 14, 2022 6:00 AM
From Our President Griffin Backing Irvin for Illinois Governor: Interview Transcript Feb 14, 2022 5:45 AM