From Our President Greising: Believe It or Not, Billionaires Make Illinois Politics Better Illinois is a case study in why plenty of good can come with the big bucks from billionaires. Nov 15, 2021 12:57 PM
From Our President This System Determines Who Holds Power—And Who Doesn’t We're talking about political mapmaking, of course. Partisan gerrymandering locks dominant parties into power, but it doesn't have to be this way. The push for fair maps must become a national movement. Nov 8, 2021 2:57 PM
From Our President Greising: The Data Doesn’t Lie: Traffic Stops Reveal Age-Old Biases in Chicago Policing It’s time to focus on a police tactic common in Chicago — traffic stops — that disproportionately affects people of color in poor neighborhoods. Oct 29, 2021 3:00 PM
From Our President Greising: Chicago Needn’t Reinvent the Wheel To Address Fire-Safety Issues — Just Pull From What Other Cities Have Done Mayor Lori Lightfoot should stand tall and address the city’s fire safety problem in a serious and comprehensive way. Oct 21, 2021 10:00 AM
From Our President Greising: Can Griffin and Pritzker Find Common Ground? All Illinoisans have a lot to gain if these two billionaires can achieve detente. And despite the recent rancor, there are a few glimmers of hope. Oct 8, 2021 9:47 AM
From Our President Greising: Will the Obama Presidential Center Do Right by the South Side? As long as the Obama Foundation refuses to seek a community benefits agreement for the Obama Presidential Center, it will mar the project’s reputation and raise questions about its motives. Oct 1, 2021 10:00 AM
From Our President Greising: The Chicago Park District Lifeguard Scandal. A Slow-Motion Disaster. A scandal at the Chicago Park District involving lifeguards and allegations of sexual harassment has unspooled like a slow-motion disaster. Sep 17, 2021 11:18 AM
From Our President Greising: While Mourning the Loss of Muckraker Bill Recktenwald, Here’s Some Good News for the Future of Newsrooms The death of government muckraker Bill Recktenwald is a loss. And we have plenty of reasons to mourn the state of newsrooms. But there is hope on the horizon for locally created news. Sep 3, 2021 10:00 AM
From Our President Greising: A Strong Clean-Energy Bill Will Be Good for Pritzker—And Good for the State And just such a bill—including true measures of reform and finally shutting down carbon-polluting coal-fired power plants—is now within the governor’s grasp. Sep 3, 2021 9:22 AM
From Our President Greising: The ‘Whole-of-Government’ Tack for the Pandemic Found Success. Will It Work Against Chicago Violence? If Chicago's whole-of-government approach to vaccinations was no simple feat, then imagine what it may take to address the economic, educational, health and social factors that contribute to the current surge in violent crime. Aug 20, 2021 10:00 AM
