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Moonrise over the Illinois Capitol on Feb. 20, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Civic leaders: Time for Illinois to pass a sensible Tier 2 pensions fix

April 28, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

We urge the Illinois legislature to follow Gov. J.B. Pritzker's lead rather than advancing a more expensive alternative for fixing Tier 2

People pass through the staircases April 11, 2024, at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

David Greising: Illinois Tier 2 pension promise needs to be fixed

April 26, 2024 at 8:36 a.m.

Illinois' Tier 2 benefits are not growing as fast as Social Security checks, and this violates a safe-harbor provision in federal law.

Evidence markers are placed near an SUV as Chicago police investigate at the scene of a shooting near the 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street, March 21, 2024. Dexter Reed, 26, was fatally shot by police in an "exchange of gunfire." (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

David Greising: The consent decree was designed to prevent disasters such as the Dexter Reed shooting

April 11, 2025 at 5:51 p.m.

Larry Snelling seemed suited to bring the Chicago police into compliance with the consent decree. Yet CPD is proving stubbornly resistant to reform.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson at a City Hall news conference on March 20, 2024, a day after his Bring Chicago Home referendum was rejected by voters. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

David Greising: How can the mayor advance progressive plans after Bring Chicago Home defeat?

March 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Bring Chicago Home would address human needs of homelessness, and the bond issue would go toward the city’s bricks-and-mortar responses.

ShotSpotter technology is seen on a light pole in the Austin neighborhood on Feb. 13, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

David Greising: ShotSpotter missteps could be turned to the city’s advantage

March 15, 2024 at 10:22 a.m.

ShotSpotter and its supporters have an opportunity to build their case that this is an essential contribution to the city’s safety.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker greets lawmakers as he arrives to deliver his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois Capitol on Feb. 21, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

David Greising: Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s willingness to tackle pension problem is a breakthrough

March 1, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

For the first time in memory, an Illinois governor is proposing to fully fund Illinois’ five statewide pension plans.

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr. attends a pre-slating event for the Democratic Party on June 16, 2023, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

David Greising: Local officials keep proving why distrust in government is high in the Midwest

February 16, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Midwesterners have plenty of reason to distrust government here.

FOP President John Catanzara greets officers before entering Daley Center Jan. 31, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

David Greising: Public disciplinary hearings are crucial to regaining trust in Chicago police

February 2, 2024 at 8:46 a.m.

When Chicago police officers face major disciplinary hearings, and both their badges and public trust are on the line, it's vital that secrecy is avoided.

Staff members work in the bustling baiduhai Tower newsroom in the 1970s.

David Greising: Journalism is in a sorry state in Illinois and nationwide. But there is hope for local news.

January 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The nation since 2005 has lost a third of its newspapers and two-thirds of its newspaper journalists, according to a study by Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Illinois has...

Migrants walk near a city shelter along the 2300 block of South Halsted Street, Dec. 19, 2023.

David Greising: As Mayor Brandon Johnson deals with a defining crisis, he should follow Lori Lightfoot’s lead

January 5, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The surge of migrants to Chicago, arriving by busloads from Texas, hardly marks the first time a Chicago mayor new to the job has faced an all-consuming challenge. Four years...

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