David Orr: The mayor’s renters ordinance will help fight gentrification and corporate landlords
I welcome the push, led by the same groups that helped me pass the renters' ordinance in 1986, to enact the Protecting Renters Ordinance.
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David Orr: Election deniers in Illinois are putting pressure on voting access. We can’t let them succeed.
It turns out that the Land of Lincoln is not entirely immune to the contagion of election denialism and voter suppression. Nationally, hundreds of election deniers are running for office;...
Op-ed: Cook County Board of Review helps big businesses, hurt homeowners
Last month we learned that the FBI is investigating a Cook County Board of Review employee for accepting cash bribes in return for lowering property assessments on two dozen commercial...
Shorter campaigns, less spending is the key to saving democracy
With the Illinois gubernatorial general election now less than a year away, candidates on both sides of the aisle, combined, already have raised more than $100 million for their campaign...
Ensuring election security in Cook County
As the elected official charged with running safe and fair elections in suburban Cook County, I am pleased to see the Tribune highlighting the New York University's Brennan Center for...
Resolving candidacy disputes fairly
It takes more than good ideas and a desire to serve your community to seek elected office these days. You may need a good election lawyer just to stay on...
Election judges
The most powerful people on Election Day are the election judges--your neighbors who wake up at 4 a.m. and spend a 14-hour day inside a school gymnasium to ensure that...
Illinois primary is an exercise in futility
Every vote should count. Too bad they won't for Illinois voters who will likely have no say in determining the presidential nominees this year. An increasingly front-loaded nominating schedule means...
Making voting in Cook County less confusing
All voting systems are not created equal. That statement may not provoke a national outcry for election reform. But when you consider that faulty equipment and questionable voting procedures determine...
PREVENTING COOK COUNTY VOTER FRAUD
As a Chicagoan and chief election authority for Cook County, I encountered more than a few snickers this past summer after being asked to moderate an election fraud prevention panel...