The violence that has plagued our most troubled neighborhoods is actually a symptom of a much larger problem: a profound lack of community resources, combined with dearth of employment and woefully underperforming schools, leaving few viable options for our citizens to thrive. This is especially true for our youth, many of whom are left with the belief that engaging in …
Continue readingOver the past decade, Chicago and Illinois have made enormous strides in attracting venture capital and private equity investors to set up shop in the state and fund entrepreneurs and promising private companies. According to Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago ranks highest among U.S. cities in generating the best investment returns from private companies that went public or were acquired over the …
Continue readingSmall businesses are an integral part of the American economy. In Cook County alone, entrepreneurship has been the key to helping achieve prosperity and promoting employment, and is essential to strengthening our economy at large. As the president of a law firm having over 50 attorneys and employing over 100 people, Bill is intimately aware of the importance of entrepreneurism. …
Continue readingThe struggle for universal health care in the United States has lasted nearly a century. Many other developed countries had some form of social insurance that eventually evolved into national insurance for nearly as long as the United States has wrestled with the concept. Even the passage of Medicare, the national federal health insurance program for people 65 years or …
Continue readingOur criminal justice system is skewed by race and wealth, and has adverse residual effects on all our families and communities. Without comprehensive criminal justice reform, our city is steadily being robbed of young men and women who would be workers and taxpayers, people actively involved in their children’s lives, or even community leaders. Instead of allowing people to languish …
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