Policy

Considering Illinois’ monumental fiscal and ethical challenges, voters deserve honest answers to tough questions about what the candidates plan to do if they win on Nov. 4.

This is a good time for the BGA to hold the mayor accountable on a few of the “good government” goals that were part of a transition report released just before he took office in the spring of 2011.

So what happens when children don’t follow the rules at school — when they’re unruly, disruptive or underachieving?

Unless you’ve been living in the Deep Tunnel, you’ve probably heard the State of Illinois is facing a daunting public employee pension crisis, and Chicago — mainly its schools and municipal government — is tiptoeing around similar fiscal land mines that could blow up in the faces of retirees and taxpayers.

Given the recent history of the office both men are running for, Illinois voters are entitled, at the very least, to straight answers from the two men who want to govern the state.

Inspector General or Inspector Clouseau? Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference.

Surprisingly, the findings landed with a thud, generating minimal media coverage and scant reaction from lawmakers and community leaders.