The annual Chicago city budget process is trite and predictable. It is also negligent and irresponsible in several important ways, failing to address the core problems of the city's finances....
Chicago has recently lost some community giants. In February, we lost the beloved Laurence Msall, president of the Civic Federation. Recently we lost businessman and civic leader Jim Crown. The...
The contentious process to map 50 new wards for the Chicago City Council has come to an unsatisfying end. The fight was framed as a tug of war. Black aldermen...
One of the most common misconceptions among Chicago's civic leaders is that they live under a "weak mayor" system of government. The truth is that through formal and informal arrangements,...
Chicagoans are united in disgust at the murder of George Floyd. Peaceful protest is justified and its absence would be an outrage. The unanswered question: What can be done? "The...