Civic leaders: How do we resolve Illinois’ pension mess? These 10 principles are a start.
We cannot overstate the importance of enacting legislation to address the state’s legacy pension obligations.
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Joe Ferguson: Just the facts on ShotSpotter, please
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should bring City Council and the community together to collect data and assess the true merits of ShotSpotter.
Civic leaders: Time for Illinois to pass a sensible Tier 2 pensions fix
We urge the Illinois legislature to follow Gov. J.B. Pritzker's lead rather than advancing a more expensive alternative for fixing Tier 2
Joe Ferguson and Seth Limmer: How do we change the Chicago Way? The city needs a municipal constitution.
Spin a globe, and Israel is just about on the other side of the world from Chicago. Sometimes, it takes events half a world away to bring into focus something...
Joe Ferguson: Chicago needs to clear the air in Little Village over the Hilco implosion
Fresh reporting on the city's failure to heed its lead inspector's warnings about the potentially cataclysmic consequences of demolishing the Hilco/Crawford coal power plant via implosion in 2020 has renewed...
Chicago’s ‘keep your mouth shut’ City Council needs reform
There is much public lamenting these days about codes of silence, whether it’s about the Catholic Church, the Chicago Police Department or Hollywood. We might fairly ponder whether we should...