From Our President Greising: A Few Reasons to be Optimistic about Property Tax Relief. Really. A working group of lawmakers is seeking ways to cut the state's property taxes—and there actually is cause to think they have a shot at making it work. Here's why. Dec 7, 2019 11:10 AM
From Our President Greising: The Culture of Corruption in Illinois Won’t End Easily It will require a holistic approach, one that is strategic and systematic, to cure Illinois and Chicago of corruption. Nov 15, 2019 9:05 AM
From Our President Greising | Lightfoot to Pritzker on Pensions: It's Your Move "The practical matter is that if you don't rein in the size of the growth in pension liabilities, all of these other things are just nibbling around the edges." Updated: Nov 11, 2019 @ 10:07 PM
From Our President Greising: Mayor Learning to Govern From 'the Eye of the Storm' How much calm and focus will it take to fill Chicago’s budget gaps? Lori Lightfoot is about to find out. Nov 1, 2019 10:00 AM
From Our President A Conversation with Mayor Lori Lightfoot A call for pension reform, a defense of Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and a commitment to renew the city’s environmental oversight were among the topics Mayor Lori Lightfoot touched on when she sat down with BGA President David Greising. Oct 31, 2019 9:47 AM
From Our President Greising: University of Illinois Tries to Silence Reporters After Being Stung by #MeToo Investigation Forcing a reporter to identify sources reporting harassment is like a journalistic stop work order. The move by U of I asks employees to surrender First Amendment rights, and appears to misuse Title IX protections. Oct 18, 2019 9:09 AM
From Our President Greising: Current U.S. Attorney Lets Evidence Gathering, Subpoenas Speak for Themselves The current wave of raids on public offices hasn't yet come into focus in the same tidy way as past cases. For now, John Lausch is happy to let his very public investigative techniques do the talking. Oct 11, 2019 4:44 PM
From Our President Greising: Chicago Has Spoken; Mayor Lightfoot, We’re Ready To See Your Budget The budget town hall did not provide all of the answers to Chicago's fiscal crises, so it's up to the mayor to show the people of Chicago a path forward in addressing these civic problems. Oct 4, 2019 8:40 AM
From Our President Greising | The Casino Saga: A Tale of Shaky Bets and Cannibals Publications from the General Assembly and the city of Chicago tell stories that are gripping with grave forecasts. And they couldn’t be more timely, coming after landmark legislation including a new Chicago casino devoted to addressing the city’s severe pension underfunding was passed. Sep 20, 2019 9:21 AM
From Our President Greising: There's No Getting Around It - We Need a Pension Amendment The state constitution's restrictive pension language blocks those who would stick it to retirees, which is good. But it also has blocked legitimate, less-drastic efforts. Sep 10, 2019 10:20 AM
