Column: Amazon doesn’t need a Peotone airport, despite what the politicians say
If the fat of airport construction ever really starts frying down Peotone way, we can look back on this week as one point in which the insiders really tried to...
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Commentary: Defund CPD. A popular slogan but an idea in search of a plan.
The call has gone out all across the land: "Defund the police." It's a popular slogan, even if the details are far from clear. In Minneapolis, the plan is to...
Commentary: FOIA access was protected during a hectic General Assembly session. That’s a good thing during this pandemic.
In an action-packed mini-session last week, the Illinois General Assembly passed a $40 billion budget, changed last year's gambling law to make a Chicago casino feasible and granted Gov. J.B....
Commentary: Some want the economy flung open. Wake up. COVID-19’s no hoax.
After voicing due respect for the dead and deathly ill, Dr. Ngozi Ezike on Wednesday next delivered the cold, hard COVID-19 numbers over the prior day: 192 dead, 1,677 new...
Commentary: Zoom-zoom, Illinois — legislative deadlines call for a virtual General Assembly meeting
Not long after the Chicago City Council's April 24 Zoom meeting adjourned, Mayor Lori Lightfoot called it "democracy in action." In the heat of the moment, though, Ald. Susan Sadlowski...
Commentary: Without FOIA powers, facts around Little Village smokestack debacle will remain in a cloud
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is supporting a group of mostly small-town mayors in an effort to suspend their duty to respond to public records requests until Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order...
Commentary: Behind the race to fight COVID-19, can Illinois keep its finances in order?
Stores are closed, jobs are disappearing. People are barely driving, much less flying. Farmers are in the fields — where social distancing is a way of life — but there's...
Commentary: Gov. Pritzker steps up in face of coronavirus crisis. Similarly bold leadership would help solve Illinois’ other problems.
Granted, there was some political posturing involved, but it's worth noting Gov. J.B. Pritzker's explanation for why he kept the Illinois polls open on Election Day. Ohio's governor had closed...
Commentary: Flawed weed and gambling laws allow industries to hide investors
The lines for cannabis sales in Illinois have stretched around the block. Shortages are common. Demand is better than expected. It could be a year before supply meets demand. No...
Commentary: If Pritzker wants real pension reform, he may need to amend his ‘fantasy’ swipe
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's speech Wednesday was billed as his annual budget address. But it was much more than that. The budget part of the speech held few surprises and was...