From Our President Greising: Bailey Says Chicago Is in Crisis. Pritzker Declares City Is on the Rise. Who Is Right? 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. Aug 8, 2022 9:00 AM
From Our President Greising: Even With Passage of an Ethics Ordinance, Aldermanic Privilege Is Alive and Well 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) Jul 25, 2022 1:21 AM
From Our President David Greising: Democratic Spending on GOP Primaries Has Come to Illinois In the 2022 primary on Tuesday, three contests will serve up intriguing insights on the state of democracy in the Prairie State. Two provide fresh twists on the ever-present topic of money in politics, and a third will give us the latest litmus test for former President Donald Trump’s ability to influence elections. Jun 23, 2022 9:58 AM
From Our President Greising: Lightfoot’s Fiery Rhetoric Isn’t a Strategy for Dealing With Chicago’s Surge in Crime Lori Lightfoot's over-the-top rhetoric about criminal suspects and their guilt or innocence isn't a strategy for dealing with crime. Jun 10, 2022 9:58 AM
From Our President Greising: Lightfoot Still Has a Chance To Prove Herself As Mayor Before 2023 Race If Mayor Lori Lightfoot builds on her recent wins in two key areas — ethics and public safety — she might win back some of the support she has lost. May 27, 2022 1:29 PM
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
