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Your Property Taxes Are Too High — Here’s Why If your property tax bill just made your eyes jump out of your head, you’re not alone. Families across Chicago are staring at the same numbers and asking the same question: How did it get this bad? This moment isn’t just

Momentum is building — Crain’s features Bill Quinlan’s vision for Chicago November 10, 2025 Big news — Crain’s Chicago Business just published a major op-ed by our founder Bill Quinlan, spotlighting the urgent need for honesty and reform in how Chicago manages its finances. In the piece — “TIF Surpluses Aren’t

Leadership, Honesty, and Real Solutions: A Night of Conversation About Chicago’s Future Leading a Better Chicago is gaining real momentum in our mission to restore accountability, transparency, and disciplined action in city leadership. Last week, more than eighty Chicagoans filled the room at Erie Café for our panel discussion, “An Honest Conversation

Bill Quinlan in the Chicago Tribune: Chicago Needs Honesty, Not Short-Term Budget Fixes Leading a Better Chicago founder Bill Quinlan was once again featured in the Chicago Tribune with a powerful op-ed calling for a new era of honesty, accountability, and fiscal leadership in city government. In his piece, “Chicago Needs Honesty, Not

Chicago Tribune Features Leading a Better Chicago’s New Poll on City Finances Our message is breaking through — and Chicago is taking notice. The Chicago Tribune has just featured Leading a Better Chicago’s newly released poll on the city’s finances, including an interview with our founder Bill Quinlan. The timing

October 7 Panel: Federal and Local Law Enforcement Partnerships — What Works and What Doesn’t As Chicago faces unprecedented budget challenges, we need to have a conversation on how we can keep our neighborhoods safe despite these financial constraints. On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6:00 PM at Erie Café,

Sun-Times Publishes “Not Giving Up on Chicago” Letter from Leading a Better Chicago The Chicago Sun-Times published a letter from our founder, Bill Quinlan, pushing back on the idea that Chicago has reached the “point of no return.” Bill laid out the urgency of Chicago’s fiscal crisis, from $37 billion