Matt Paprocki: Michael Madigan has left Illinoisans with a corrupt political system he refined
Michael Madigan crafted rules that continue to give Illinois House speakers unparalleled power to control which bills become law.
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Matt Paprocki: Making Chicago safer and more affordable must be Brandon Johnson’s primary goal
When Guggenheim Partners announced this month that it will be relocating to Miami, it joined a growing list of heavy-hitter Chicago firms that have moved out. That frustrates me. I...
Matt Paprocki: Brandon Johnson won. Now he needs to unite Chicago with a balanced approach to governance.
In his concession speech, former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas pointed out that "the city is deeply divided." About 49% of Chicago voters picked Vallas over Brandon Johnson in a narrow...
Matt Paprocki: Crime in Chicago hurts small businesses. And closures, in turn, hurt Chicago.
Listen to the debates in Chicago's mayoral race, and you'll hear one issue discussed more than anything else: crime. And with good reason. As a recent Tribune editorial cited, crime...
Matt Paprocki: Mayoral race is a good time to decide whether CTU has the right priorities
The Chicago mayoral race might be a performance review of Chicago's current executive leader, but the election also presents an opportunity to review a group of political leaders the public...
Matt Paprocki: Amendment 1 will raise government costs, but millions finally had a choice on their ballots
It looks like Amendment 1 will be added to the Illinois Constitution, according to Associated Press projections. Unions spent $13 million and failed to get the 60% of votes needed...
Commentary: Armed with facts, voters made the right choice on the tax amendment
Back in February, 65% of Illinoisans supported a graduated-rate income tax. By Nov. 3, only 45% voted for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's centerpiece tax policy, and it failed. What happened? How...
Commentary: The ‘Fair Tax’ fairy tale vs. real budget solutions
Every night, I read my 3-year-old daughter a fairy tale — sometimes over and over — of princesses and dragons, forests and trolls and carriages that turn into pumpkins at...