Chicago’s building safety enforcement lags behind many peer cities. Boulder offers a model that Chicago could follow.
2023
Posted inOpinion
Greising: The Path to Solving Illinois’ Pension Crisis
With pension costs eating up 25% of the state budget, continued inaction is not an option. Here are steps Illinois can take.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Without Political Support, Illinois Can’t Move Forward on Pension Fix
This is the fourth in a five-part series, copublished with the Chicago Tribune, that examines possible solutions to the state’s pension crisis.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Examining the Plans to Tackle Illinois’ Pension Debt
This is the third in a five-part series, copublished with the Chicago Tribune, that examines possible solutions to the state’s pension crisis.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: What Illinois Can Learn from Other States’ Pension Reforms
This is the second in a five-part series, copublished with the Chicago Tribune, that examines possible solutions to the state’s pension crisis.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: The Challenge to Erase Illinois’ $140 Billion in Pension Debt
This is the first in a five-part series, copublished with the Chicago Tribune, that examines possible solutions to the state’s pension crisis.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Why Chicago is Losing the War on Rats
New York has a Rat Czar. Other cities are trying new trapping methods. But the “rattiest city in America” can’t keep up with skyrocketing rodent complaints, data shows.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
One Real Estate Empire, $15M in Unpaid Rat-Related Tickets
A group of real estate companies managed by a north suburban woman has racked up hundreds of rat-related tickets on properties — many on Chicago’s South and West sides.
Posted inInvestigating Responses
East Coast Cities Are Zapping Rats With High-Tech Traps
SMART Boxes shock rats with electricity, collect their carcasses, then share data wirelessly with local officials.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Local Governments Get Slapped with Rat-Related Tickets
In the past four-and-a-half years, the City of Chicago has fined local agencies, including the CHA and the Cook County Land Bank Authority, more than $750,000.
