David Greising
Columnist at Crain's Chicago Business
Born Chicago, living Chicago. Reporter, globalist, localist. Biking, x-c ski, gardening, biographies. Family person. Dog chaser. Opinions my own, uh, specialty.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | David Greising
Not so long ago, there was hope that major pension reform could happen sometime this year, possibly by the end of the spring legislative session. But events are not playing out this year. Two big topics have consumed the legislature’s attention this spring: expunging a projected $3.2 billion budget shortfall in order to deliver a balanced budget, and addressing a $771 million funding shortfall for the four transit agencies in the Chicago area, including the prospect of merging them.
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2 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Joe Ferguson |David Greising
Illinois has 8,923 local governments — more than any other state. Texas, which has more than double Illinois’ 12.7 million residents and nearly five times Illinois’ land mass, is next-highest, with 5,433 government units — about two-thirds as many as Illinois’. Our state’s extraordinary number of local governments contributes to increased costs, overlapping jurisdictions, duplication of effort, a lack of transparency and accountability and, often, outright corruption.
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3 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | David Greising
After city Inspector General Deborah Witzburg complained publicly last month about City Hall interference with her investigations, the city’s top lawyer countered with a rebuke. Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry at a news conference said requirements for timely compliance with records requests would remove “30 years of guardrails” that protect city workers.
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1 month ago |
chicagotribune.com | David Greising
The mass transit systems serving Chicago and the collar counties face a $770 million budget shortfall in the fiscal year starting July 1. The gap could exceed $1 billion in coming years. Yet Gov. JB Pritzker made no provision for a mass transit bailout in his budget address last month, and he has steered clear of the issue since. The refusal to tackle the problem is, on Pritzker’s part, its own form of leadership.
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1 month ago |
newstribune.com | David Greising
COMMENTARY: President of Chicago Teachers Union is a lot like Elon Musk Today at 3:00 a.m. by David Greising, Chicago Tribune (TNS) The public is rightly up in arms over the vast power an unelected, unaccountable person is exerting over the chief executive of their government. Citizens are demanding to know how this interloper leverages influence with the elected leader. Upcoming Events
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