From Our President Greising: Gardening Tips for Mayor Lightfoot and Gov. Pritzker If Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker want the city and state to grow, some mid-summer weeding is in order. Jul 12, 2019 12:00 PM
From Our President Greising: Time for Pritzker to Define His Terms on ‘Unfair’ Maps When the Supreme Court declared gerrymandering is not an issue for the courts, all eyes in Illinois turned to the governor. So far, he's talked a good game on redistricting, but what will he actually do? Jul 3, 2019 6:00 PM
From Our President Greising: Can Mayor Lightfoot’s Growing Team Dig Chicago Out of its Financial Mess? Lightfoot takes cues from the federal government to surround herself with economic advisers. This is the first step of many she'll need to take to right Chicago's fiscal ship. Jul 1, 2019 9:00 AM
From Our President Greising: Lightfoot Talks Tough to the FOP — Will It Backfire? Mayor Lori Lightfoot has gone out of her way to draw a distinction between FOP leadership and rank-and-file officers. Will it bring reform? Jun 14, 2019 12:00 PM
From Our President Greising: What Our Gambling and Pot Fix Says About Illinois Studies show states that turn to gambling and pot tend to have few other options. Heavily in debt, losing population, facing difficulties funding pensions or even paying its bills, Illinois fits the description. Jun 7, 2019 6:00 PM
From Our President Greising: Real Pension Reform? Mayor Lightfoot Could Hold the Key With a mandate for reform and evidence of a deeper-than-realized budget hole, Mayor Lori Lightfoot could push Springfield for action on pension reform. May 31, 2019 12:00 PM
From Our President Greising: Can Lightfoot Turn Her All-inclusive Transition Brainstorm Into Real Governing? The Chicago mayor-elect has involved some 400 experts in her transition effort. Will any of those ideas turn into action? May 17, 2019 12:00 PM
From Our President Greising: What Lori Lightfoot Could Steal From Harold Washington's Playbook If she continues leveraging the capacity of civic and business leaders, without abandoning the progressives who helped elect her, she could have the formula for a lasting impact on economic equity in a city that badly needs it. May 10, 2019 6:00 PM
From Our President Greising: For Clues to Chicago's Future, Watch Lightfoot's First City Council Meeting Closely Once she takes office as Chicago's next mayor, Lori Lightfoot will face her first test: shoring up power among the City Council members. May 3, 2019 12:00 PM
From Our President Covering Lori Lightfoot: Past BGA Board Member and Now, Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot served on the BGA board from December 2013 to July 2015. The BGA intends to hold Chicago’s new mayor and her administration accountable for upholding our core standards of good government. Apr 12, 2019 4:10 PM
