"This is, in many ways, an extraordinary moment in Chicago political history.... In the midst of all this churn are signs that the overall makeup of the City Council and the mayoral team on the Fifth Floor could very well be drifting in a direction that favors progressive candidates—and that drift is worrisome for a Chicago business community eager for viable answers to the problems that plague the local economy... None of the priorities that progressive candidates hold dear are achievable without a healthy economy, a fiscally responsible government, and the jobs and wealth that come with each. If the current crop of candidates vying for office won’t argue for these values, then the business community must."
The “biz community” better get all the small businesses onboard. Because if it’s just Hyatt/United/JLL/Kraft/CME/etc it is going to be portrayed as Wall Street trying to impose their will on “working families.” You need to get start-ups, small industries, and local stores to join the coalition for it to be a grassroots movement.
Good to see Crain’s call this out, however late it is. The business establishment sat on its butt through the Amendment 1 debate, and on pretty much everything else as the city and state fell to progressive radicals and full public union control.
It seems when Griffin called it quits on Illinois & Chicago now biz business establishment has pretty much thrown in the towel as well….sure is going to get ugly when the covid $bucks$ run out and its years of stagflation at best
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The “biz community” better get all the small businesses onboard. Because if it’s just Hyatt/United/JLL/Kraft/CME/etc it is going to be portrayed as Wall Street trying to impose their will on “working families.” You need to get start-ups, small industries, and local stores to join the coalition for it to be a grassroots movement.
Good to see Crain’s call this out, however late it is. The business establishment sat on its butt through the Amendment 1 debate, and on pretty much everything else as the city and state fell to progressive radicals and full public union control.
It seems when Griffin called it quits on Illinois & Chicago now biz business establishment has pretty much thrown in the towel as well….sure is going to get ugly when the covid $bucks$ run out and its years of stagflation at best
Ha! What’s your roll media?