David Greising

Born Chicago, living Chicago. Reporter, globalist, localist. Biking, x-c ski, gardening, biographies. Family person. Dog chaser. Opinions my own, uh, specialty.

[In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons @WBEZIntheLoop]

Coming up on https://t.co/5exBBx08ZW: @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
https://t.co/vTYpCq5XI2

[David Greising @dgreising]

Metra has cleared the loading platform at Ogilvie Transportation Center and ordered people to go downstairs into Accenture Building, away from the platforms.

[David Greising @dgreising]

@natashakorecki @MarcACaputo @NBCNews Hi, Natasha. Congrats on your latest move! We're going to be hiring a newsletter writer. I'd like to pick your brain about what it takes to start one. Got time to talk sometime soon?

[David Greising @dgreising]

@fspielman So sorry to hear, Fran. May he rest in peace after this long struggle. And you find peace and rest, too.

[David Greising @dgreising]

Great work by @JustinKaufmann as host getting 4/5 former govs, multiple pols, journalists and others, pulling together a compelling pod.

[Justin Kaufmann @JustinKaufmann]

#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.

https://t.co/q9IXejwDmw

[David Greising @dgreising]

“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? https://t.co/YCjy4jkhva via @crainschicago

[David Greising @dgreising]

Wow. Disruptive change in the Chicago news ecosystem just keeps coming. https://t.co/V17ragcSv2

[David Greising @dgreising]

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. https://t.co/2DKeb4m03s

[David Greising @dgreising]

@chicagosmayor is opposing a police misconduct database. She said too expensive; city IG's office said not. Now her transition's good government committee is calling for it. Never too late to back a great idea!

[David Greising @dgreising]

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 https://t.co/aiT7ecnzAH via @bettergov

[David Greising @dgreising]

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 https://t.co/rMrTiKVnLC via @crainschicago

[David Greising @dgreising]

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 https://t.co/t62InK2UPD via @SunTimes

[David Greising @dgreising]

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.

[Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt]

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."

[Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt]

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 @dgreising]

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.

[David Greising @dgreising]

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.

https://t.co/9UW0poOgwc via @crainschicago

[David Greising @dgreising]

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.
https://t.co/sCfH8YlhUm

[David Greising @dgreising]

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. https://t.co/FjmrHmqPwO

[David Greising @dgreising]

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."

[David Greising @dgreising]

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.

https://t.co/D0vpfbYJbP