When it comes to reform, Chicago police and their boss, David Brown, still have a long way to go.
David Greising
David Greising is the president and chief executive of the Better Government Association, joining the BGA in 2018. For nearly a century, the BGA has fought for honest and effective government through investigative journalism and policy advocacy.
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Greising: What Do Latest Chicago Scandals Have in Common? Aldermanic Privilege.
Aldermanic prerogative reinforces inequities and preys on corrupt intent.
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Greising: Lightfoot Made the Right Choice for IG. Now She Needs To Reform the Selection Process.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot should reform the IG selection process to ensure uninterrupted and independent oversight for a city government that needs it.
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Freezing Madigan-Linked Rebuild Illinois Projects Made Sense. Unfreezing Them Didn’t
Pushing to freeze Michael Madigan-linked projects in the Rebuild Illinois program was the right course to take.
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Greising: The Feds Have Snagged Madigan. It’s Time for Springfield To Take Ethics Seriously
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative leaders have had plenty of time to conduct a major ethics overhaul. But that hasn’t happened.
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Greising: As Nonprofit News Transforms Chicago, Ethics and Objectivity Survive and Thrive
BGA report on Pritzker blind trust upholds time-tested standards, while false innuendo about donor influence risks subverting public confidence in the news
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Greising: Griffin Backing Aurora Mayor Irvin, Starts with $20 Million
Challenge to Pritzker Re-Election Focuses on Crime, State Finances
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Greising: Illinois Needs To Rely on the Right Voices To Get Its Financial House in Order
The tension between spending and discipline is coming to a head as leaders in the legislature and the Pritzker administration focus on how to make the most of $8.3 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Griffin Backing Irvin for Illinois Governor: Interview Transcript
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is right to be exuberant over the Thompson Center deal. And rival Darren Bailey’s indictment of the city has elements of truth.
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Greising: Pritzker’s Budget Puts Illinois on Best Fiscal Footing in Years, but …
… in a state like Illinois, that’s not saying much.
