It takes courage to stand up to corruption takes courage, and it can come at a cost.

Some businesspeople decide it’s easiest just to hand over the brown envelope. They calculate the cave-in as a cost of business.

Then there are those who won’t play that game. It can be terrifying, and even costly. It’s also the right thing to do.

Comments: Notice that the Sun-Times editorial board focuses only on ways to raise no revenue — not a word about a constitutional amendment or pension reforms of any kind.

Comment: The can will be kicked. Borrowing to escape a debt problem.

lllinois’ incoming governor is throwing a lifeline to the University of Illinois’ proposed Discovery Partners Institute in the South Loop, effectively toning down earlier remarks that some thought placed the budding research facility at death’s door. Pritzker said he still is “disappointed” that predecessor Bruce Rauner failed to line up any of the billions of dollars in private capital he’d promised to match the up to $500 million in state funds recently appropriated for the institute and related academic efforts. Rauner has said the money would be available—but only if he was re-elected. However, Pritzker also made it clear

Comment: Nothing done on ethics throughout his term, but now this. Can’t you just picture him rehearsing the lines he will use on cable talk shows in the future? “As mayor, I proposed….”

In 2016, 13,767 city workers made $100,000 or more. The following year, the number rose to 14,823, the Sun-Times analysis found.

The six-figure earners accounted for more than 40 percent of the city workforce that year. Together, they were paid a total of nearly $1.9 billion.