New bills aims to deliver on campaign promises of greater government transparency.
The proposed ordinance was so restrictive that one alderman likened it to “beating a mosquito with an automatic weapon.”
Chicago’s political priority list shouldn’t include addressing a new way to drink.
Illinois’ recent economic history is grim, but there is a beacon of light appearing at the end of the tunnel.
None of these proposals would even begin to address the Chicago’s pension crisis. The city needs reform, not revenue.
Just because a public entity wants land doesn’t mean it should be able to take it for any reason.
The array of six tax-hike proposals adds up to more than the state’s total projected general-fund spending in fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018 – combined.
Only a handful of state legislative leaders earn larger leadership bonuses than Illinois’.