Harvey is drowning financially. And it is not alone. Is bankruptcy the only way out?
As the legend goes, Alexander the Great was called to solve a puzzle. An oracle had declared that he who unwound a spectacular knot, one made with a yoke of...
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Berg: Who gets Madigan money and what it means for November
With election season upon us, one man’s face will fill the mailboxes of Illinoisans more than any other. His visage will flash across screens constantly. Low voices will utter his...
Berg: How Illinois could become the country’s craft beer capital
Illinois brewing is as old as the state itself. We’re good at it. Three key ingredients – a major population center, access to gobs of fresh water, and world-class agricultural...
Berg: Is Missouri’s right-to-work vote a boon or boondoggle?
Unions across the country declared victory late Tuesday as numbers rolled in from Missouri showing voters struck down the state’s pending right-to-work law. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka called it a...
Berg: Why your property tax bill is so high, and how to fix it
Vicki McCarthy purchased her home in northern Illinois’ Round Lake Beach in 2002, paying $195,000. She now pegs that home’s value at around $180,000 and is staring at a property...
Berg: Settlement deal helps prevent parents’ nightmares from coming true
When do you leave your children alone? It’s a deeply personal decision that reflects family values, circumstance and a child’s unique personality. But if state government gets involved in the...
Berg: If Frank Mautino didn’t break the rules, the rules are broken
When it comes to political graft, paying people under the table isn’t too complicated — as long as you have some blurred lines to hide in. That’s the lesson underlying...
Berg: More than 75 years later, Illinois fireworks ban still law of the land
“[T]hey can’t have a first-rate Fourth without a little noise and nonsense.” That’s what long-gone Chicago newspaper The Inter Ocean editorialized on July 4, 1877, writing about its paperboys and...
Berg: State government watchdogs remain far too tame
The #MeToo movement is bringing about needed scrutiny of state government’s self-policing in Illinois. A couple changes have even been signed into law. But there is much more to be...
Berg: For Speaker Madigan, when do drips become a flood?
A fourth member of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s inner circle is now the subject of allegations involving inappropriate behavior at the workplace. In each case – all this year...