Berg: AFSCME is betraying its members
Five men and women depend on Jim Anderson. Each of the five has a severe mental illness, which is why they live at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center...
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Berg: Bill aimed at lame-duck period would kill tax hikes
No one spends your money like you do. Of course, Illinoisans are stuck with politicians deciding how some of their money is spent. Voters then hold those politicians accountable for...
Berg: Home-sharing brings out the best in us
A holiday in the hospital can deaden one's soul. It doesn't matter if you're a patient or a visitor. It doesn't matter how kind and caring the nurses are. The...
Berg: The election’s over. It’s time to take action on the state’s manufacturing meltdown.
Al Popovich is a maker. He's been in the manufacturing business since he was an 18-year-old trying to earn a living in Chicago. He raised four kids with his work....
Berg: Madigan loses supermajority in Illinois House; is his speakership next?
House Speaker Mike Madigan is the most powerful man in Illinois politics. He controls whether bills live or die. He controls the legislative map. He controls a property tax law...
Berg: For state workers, a special holiday come vote time
Once upon a time, Illinois state workers took better perks in exchange for lower pay. Today is different. The perks remain, but Illinois state workers are now the highest-paid state...
Berg: The ‘lockbox’ question is an insult to Illinois voters
Temperature all right? Something to drink? And how is your salmon this evening? On a sinking Titanic, these are not pressing questions. And in Illinois, the lone ballot measure before...
Property taxes are forcing Illinoisans out of their homes
Pardess Mitchell is watching her community crumble. She and her husband have lived in Lake County for 16 years. They pay more in property taxes than they do on their...
Madigan’s army: Power through patronage
Making a documentary about the most powerful politician in Illinois is not for the faint of heart. Interviewees feared for their livelihoods. Three in-state production companies wouldn't take the job,...
Amid political darkness, a bright spot in criminal justice reform
Not much is going right in Illinois. It's home to the worst population loss in the Midwest, the worst employment recovery in the Midwest, the worst manufacturing climate in the...