Districts in Chicago’s south suburbs stand out for spending small portions of their COVID recovery dollars as reported to the state.
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In One High-Poverty Chicago Suburb, a Plan To Use COVID Relief Funds To Embrace Hybrid Learning
Dolton West’s superintendent wants to use technology to reimagine the school day and week.
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Greising: Mayor Lightfoot, aldermen should be able to agree on transparency, accountability
In the struggle between the mayor and the City Council, a separation of powers is the way to go.
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BGA’s Annual Luncheon a Rousing Success
David Greising unveils the Illinois Answers Project.
Posted inInvestigations
A Powerful Pritzker Administration Insider Cashed In as a Consultant
In 10 months after leaving state government, Nikki Budzinski earned more than $500,000 from a lobbyist, big-money Democratic groups that don’t disclose their donors, and political and labor organizations. Now she’s running for Congress.
Posted inOpinion
Zarou: Zoom Meetings Make State Government Accessible. But It’s Critical To Preserve In-Person Meetings
From this point forward, online systems — on Zoom or similar platforms — should always be available for the benefit of those who can’t attend public meetings. But that’s as far as it should go.
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Cubbage: It’s Past Time for the City Council To Name Its Own Committee Leadership, Not the Mayor
There’s no reason for the City Council to maintain its unspoken power-sharing agreement with the mayor when it comes to committees.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Accusations of Abuse at State Facility Show How Government Can Fail the Most Vulnerable
Abuse cases at the Choate Developmental Center are one example of the myriad ways in which government can fail the most vulnerable.
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The Madigan Rule Episode 4: What Comes Up
In the fourth installment of the BGA’s limited series podcast “The Madigan Rule,” host Justin Kaufmann looks into Michael J. Madigan’s political legacy featuring conversations with former Governors Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner, State Representative Kelly Cassidy (14th), Former State Representative Ken Dunkin (5th), State Representative La Shawn Ford (8th), State Representative Will Guzzardi (39th), Alaina Hampton, Dave McKinney, John Chase, Pat Brady, Ray Long and Amanda Vinicky.
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The Madigan Rule Episode 3: Power over Policy
History’s longest-serving statehouse speaker, Madigan will be remembered less for the policies he enacted than for the power he extracted. In this episode, we explore his political acumen and the […]
