Greg Hinz
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Bill creating $400M EV deal-closing fund is now headed to Pritzker's desk
Another piece of legislation of interest to the business community—a paid sick leave measure—will now move to the governor's office, too. → Read More
Time finally expires on Ed Burke the survivor
The last standing Southwest Side ward boss finds out that even power has its limits. Crain's Greg Hinz reflects on the end of an era. → Read More
SEIU pushes Chicago candidates to back $25 minimum wage
This minimum-wage issue is one of several raised in the SEIU Regional Council’s questionnaire for city candidates seeking the union's support in the upcoming election. → Read More
Illinois' economy reportedly hits a rare milestone, boosted by Chicago
Plus: The SEIU has a new executive director and recapping everything from Mayor Lightfoot's budget address. → Read More
Election points to more power for Kaegi
Big changes in the agency that reviews property tax assessments could please homeowners and clobber owners of office buildings, retail and other business property. → Read More
What's really at stake in today's primary: Today's Juice
It's Primary Election Day. Here's what to know as the votes come rolling in. → Read More
Trump's SCOTUS picks 'misled' Congress, Durbin says
The Senate Judiciary Committee chair blasted the "evasive" justices for dissembling about abortion, but can he do anything about it? → Read More
Tuesday will be a crucial test of this state's political future
What trajectory are we on? The GOP gubernatorial primary will provide some answers, but so will the outcome of a slew of races downticket. → Read More
How late will your tax bill arrive—and who's to blame?
In a contentious hearing, county officials pointed fingers but couldn't even agree on when more than $16 billion in second-half property tax bills will get sent out. → Read More
Metra adding service to key line
As COVID eases, the commuter rail service adds 21 more trains a day on its Union Pacific Northwest branch. → Read More
Now it's Pritzker whose Chinese investments draw attention
Shortly after Irvin backer Ken Griffin's Chinese investments came to light, there's word that the governor's blind trusts put money in companies with Chinese military ties. → Read More
County finance chair wants answers for property tax bill delay
John Daley is hoping to get some from Assessor Fritz Kaegi and the Board of Review's Larry Rogers at a meeting he's set for next week. → Read More
TIFs are too important—and controversial—to fade away anytime soon
The battle over tax-increment financing districts has been renewed, as an effort to pass a new set of reforms winds its way through the Statehouse. Greg Hinz On Politics. → Read More
Tale of Chinese spying the latest front in Pritzker-Griffin feud
The battle of the billionaires leads to a nasty exchange over a Chinese investment by Citadel. → Read More
New fight brewing in Illinois secretary of state race
Valencia is calling on her opponent to disclose details about his clients and investments at BNY Mellon. Giannoulias says he can't. → Read More
How momentum shifted in the rough-and-tumble secretary of state race: Springfield Memo
With a passel of endorsements and big campaign bucks, former Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias once appeared well on his way to front-runner status. What a difference a couple of weeks make. → Read More
Kelly Welsh stepping down at Commercial Club of Chicago
The former top City Hall lawyer says a search has begun for his successor at the influential business group. → Read More
City clerk's emails mix private, family, city business
Here's what we find in hundreds of emails finally released by City Clerk Anna Valencia, who's running for secretary of state. → Read More
With Griffin vs. Pritzker, Illinois takes another step toward rich guys rule
For the third election in a row, superwealth will decide who's governor. → Read More
Pritzker's budget address gets some good reviews: The latest Springfield Memo
Sure, some rotten tomatoes were lobbed from the usual directions. But two independent watchdogs—who normally aren't shy in their critiques—say they're more or less impressed with what they see in the governor's 2023 blueprint. → Read More