David Greising

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 news.wttw.com/2022/08/09/8-m…

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

@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?

.@MarcACaputo has landed @nbcnews scoop: Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend testifies to grand jury in sex trafficking probe nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

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

A heartfelt thanks to all of my friends, colleagues, bosses and even some of the elected and appointed officials I cover for taking the time to send their condolences on the death of my beloved husband. Your kindness comforts me and Jason and Haylee during this excruciating time.

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

“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/marketing-medi… via @crainschicago

Wow. Disruptive change in the Chicago news ecosystem just keeps coming. robertfeder.com/2021/09/29/rob…

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…

@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!

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/time-c… 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/politics/2021/… 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."

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/obituaries/ric… via @crainschicago

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. wbez.org/stories/who-wi…

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/michae…

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. #inbox/FMfcgxwKjTWdBSrnQlkSQCRjjZJGVRJD?projector=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbo…