From Our President Greising: Gov. Pritzker, Don’t Go Soft in The Fight Against COVID-19 In the state's battle against the coronavirus, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his colleague, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, have provided effective leadership. Even though there has been many public officials and lots of private resistance that have subverted the effort, Pritzker needs to ignore the pushback and continue cracking down. Dec 11, 2020 10:00 AM
From Our President Greising: Political Disorder is The Order of The Day in Springfield The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "anarchy" as the "absence of government." That seems to be the situation we're stuck in since the Illinois General Assembly - which has not met since last spring - decided it was closed for business. Dec 8, 2020 10:00 AM
From Our President Greising: The Next Test Ahead for The Governor 55% of people voted against J.B. Pritzker's "fair tax" proposal which was a crushing turnabout. The questions that remain are: What lessons does Pritzker draw from his first big loss and what does he do in response? Nov 13, 2020 3:00 PM
From Our President Greising: Life After an Iron-Grip House Speaker? New York Found a Way; Illinois Can Too. 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. Nov 13, 2020 9:00 AM
From Our President Greising: The Pros and Cons of Tying Property Taxes to Inflation Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to hike property taxes in the city of Chicago annually - based on increases in the cost of living, is designed to avoid the fits and starts of the current system. Against all odds, this idea might possibly make sense. Oct 30, 2020 9:00 AM
From Our President Greising: Here’s a Welcome Twist — Chicago City Council Stands Tough on Lobbying Rule Lori Lightfoot’s move on the issue of cross-lobbying does not mean the mayor has entirely lost her reformer instincts. What it highlights is that she made a push for nuance at a time when aldermen and voters are still in an absolutist frame of mind. Oct 16, 2020 10:00 AM
From Our President Greising: How Pritzker May Win by Losing the ‘Fair Tax' Fight The contest ahead of a Nov. 3 vote on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution remains close. There are many interesting paths forward depending on the eventual outcome of this vote. Oct 9, 2020 3:00 PM
From Our President Greising: Pritzker’s Move Against Madigan and for Reform. More of That, Please. Minority Leader Jim Durkin's push to have the House investigate Speaker Michael Madigan's alleged misdeeds prompted Gov. J.B. Pritzker to call on Madigan to testify to the committee. The big question: what happens next? Oct 2, 2020 10:00 AM
From Our President It’s All Doom and Gloom in Illinois — but We Do Have the Power to Fix Some of Our Problems We've always known what can go wrong will go wrong. However, nobody ever told us it would all go wrong at the same time. Sep 18, 2020 10:00 AM
From Our President An Agenda for Getting Real Reform in Springfield Real reform can be done, however, politicians in Illinois have made an art of keeping meaningful reform impossibly out of reach. Sep 11, 2020 3:00 PM
