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David Greising retweeted
Coming up on WBEZ.org/live: @ad_quig, @JacobyCochran and @dgreising debrief this week's biggest stories:
*⃣ A mass exoneration involving homicide convictions
*⃣ Rising property taxes
*⃣ The latest on Chicago's 2023 mayoral election
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Metra has cleared the loading platform at Ogilvie Transportation Center and ordered people to go downstairs into Accenture Building, away from the platforms.
Great work by @JustinKaufmann as host getting 4/5 former govs, multiple pols, journalists and others, pulling together a compelling pod.
#TheMadiganRule podcast is live! It’s the story of Mike Madigan, told by those who know him well. Big thnx to @dailyedwardian for editing and @BetterGov for producing!!! First two episodes available now.
madiganrule.bettergov.org/
“Chicago is a Petri dish”—locally a s even globally, said Sue Cross of the Institute for Nonprofit News. Will Sun-Times, WBEZ combine ownership? chicagobusiness.com/marketin… via @crainschicago
Wow. Disruptive change in the Chicago news ecosystem just keeps coming. robertfeder.com/2021/09/29/r…
Jim Mabie, a lion of Chicago nonprofit media, and loyal BGA supporter, has died. A major loss to Chicago's civic community. Condolences to his loving family. news.wttw.com/2021/05/10/jim…
What's it like for business owners in communities of color to seek PPP funding? The BGA and partners Catchlight and Austin Weekly found out.
Surviving the Pandemic: Black-Owned Businesses and the Paycheck Protection Program bettergov.org/news/surviving… via @bettergov
Crain’s @kirkjim12 focuses on Bob Clark, of Clayco, who is setting a May 10 return to work. More aggressive than most, but good to see Chicago businesses returning. Time for Chicago business leaders to start mapping a path back downtown chicagobusiness.com/opinion/… via @crainschicago
Chicago Dem party isn't making it any easier for @chicagosmayor to avoid an elected school board. @ToniPreckwinkle and @CTULocal1, too.
Democratic ward bosses to be asked to endorse elected school board bills Lightfoot opposes chicago.suntimes.com/politic… via @SunTimes
To be clear, the timeline is being dictated by a legislature that seems inclined to pass an elected, 21-person school board @chicagosmayor does not want. Time is nearly gone for her to offer a hybrid, or other alternative, with any hope of passage.
Today on the elected school board, responding to a @dgreising column, Lightfoot said: "That will happen on a timeline that makes sense, not a timeline someone tries to dictate to me."
David Greising retweeted
Today on the elected school board, responding to a @dgreising column, Lightfoot said: "That will happen on a timeline that makes sense, not a timeline someone tries to dictate to me."
Two years ago, Chicago voters elected Lori Lightfoot mayor. She still hasn’t delivered proposals on three centerpiece items she campaigned on: Elected school board, civilian police oversight, and aldermanic zoning prerogative reforms. chicagotribune.com/politics/…
Remembering Richard H. Driehaus, who had a vision for investigative journalism in Illinois and the impact it can have. A major grant to @BetterGov more than a decade ago sparked a resurgence, and he remained intensely interested in--and supportive of--our work ever since.
Richard Driehaus has died. He was a longtime BGA supporter and namesake of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting. His impact on journalism, architecture and preservation will go on.
chicagobusiness.com/obituari… via @crainschicago
The Madigan era in Illinois state government is crashing to an end today. My BGA colleague John Chase set the table, along with WBEZ's Dave McKinney, on the Reset show Monday. wbez.org/stories/michael-mad…
On Tuesday's Reset, the Reset host Sasha-Ann Simons and I reviewed some of the issues on the table as Madigan's reign comes to an end.
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The indictment of former ComED CEO Pramaggiore, Madigan crony McClain and City Club honcho Doherty says they conspired with Public Official A. Ill. Speaker Madigan has denied wrongdoing. Wording in the indictment reads like "unindicted co-conspirator."
The indictment many have waited for has dropped. Madigan crony McClain, former ComEd CEO Pramaggiore and former City Club chief Doherty charged. Many mentions of "Public Official A," but still no direct connection shown.
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Trump v Biden; Illinois taxes; Senate and House races: Looking forward to discussing all tonight as analyst on ABC7's election-night broadcast. abc7chicago.com/2020-preside…
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"I was disgusted," Newton Minnow said. "Our purpose in having the debates is to serve the viewer, to give the viewer some valuable information before the viewer votes and instead we got a wrestling match.”
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Smartly argued column by ProP’s Mick Dumke. Wonder how we cross those bridges and connect to keep@the city strong? In Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago, Bridges Have Become Barricades propublica.org/article/draft…
