Andy Shaw
Crain's Chicago Business
Chicago, IL, United States
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We have a rare chance to address violence
Biden's plan to confront many of our health, education and infrastructure concerns is an opportunity to implement some of the expensive programs change agents have been suggesting for years, writes Andy Shaw. → Read More
One reporter’s decades-long dance with Mike Madigan
Politicians calculate what they say and do. Journalists turn what they say and do into stories. And every now and then they interact like normal human beings. → Read More
Kasper knows baseball is a sport that still can be savored on radio
Real fandom — the deep-seated kind that becomes part of your persona — starts when you’re young, and as Len Kasper can attest, stays with you forever. → Read More
A salute to election officials who, contrary to Trump’s claim, are making sure every vote is counted
Reversing the flow of this presidential election, as engineers famously did with the Chicago River in 1887, is the ultimate pipe dream. → Read More
Two Chicagos, set apart even today by segregation, must become one whole city
Is the answer some type of reparations? Perhaps. But only as part of a long-term integration and equalization plan. → Read More
As a CPS grandparent, I’m so saddened by how remote learning has been bungled in Chicago
Remote learning in Chicago last spring was a bad joke. Teachers in New York offered twice as much live interactional learning and gave assignments that were twice as challenging, → Read More
Chicago's water district needs an inspector general
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Better Illinois budget process, in three steps: BGA
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Chicago is moving toward Harold Washington's vision
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Wisconsin redistricting case is critical for Illinois
Gerrymandering—aka, ”the birthplace of corruption”—diminishes voters' voice and creates enduring political fiefdoms. Here's hoping the Supreme Court puts an end to it. → Read More
Soda tax deserves a more thorough airing in Cook County
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Richard J. Daley's wisdom still applies in Cook County
”Good government is good politics and good politics is good government,” as Richard J. Daley used to say. Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Rauner have heeded that lately. How about the county prez? → Read More
What Mayor Rahm Emanuel must do to make Chicago more transparent
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Chicago must reform its controversial TIF program
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Chicago and Cook County take steps to hear constituents
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Chicago Public Schools deserves stronger leadership, investment
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Media's decline has a cost in Springfield
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Ethics reform is stronger in Chicago than Springfield, believe it or not
In Chicago, where politics is blood sport, four internal watchdogs are prompting reforms by growling, snarling and biting hard. In Springfield, not so much. → Read More
Good-government reforms see signs of life in Illinois Legislature
Last year's legislative session produced 22 laws aiming to make governments a bit more efficient and ethical. Here's where the reform agenda stands with a month left in the current session. → Read More
Government reform starts with an engaged public
Our democracy is at stake, and if enough regular citizens who are committed to fairer elections and better government join the fight for responsible reforms, we can get them done. → Read More