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This book is a thoughtful recitation of the problems of one of our greatest cities. If more intelligent, articulate citizens like Ed Bachrach and Austin Berg would take the time and make the effort to understand and publicize the fiscal realities, we would at least have a chance of finding real public support for solutions. This book is an urgent plea for change. It should be read. --Richard Ravitch, former lieutenant governor of New York The New Chicago Way reveals how serious Chicago's government problems are and how they are related to each other. More important, it provides a comprehensive solution to those problems. It should be read by scholars, public interest groups, and the public. --Dick Simpson, author of The Good Fight: Life Lessons from a Chicago Progressive Chicago is unusual among major American cities in not having a city charter to allow voters to shape and reshape their governance structures. This volume provides a good case for considering a home rule charter as a vehicle to consider a wide range of the best possible governance options. --Dr. Raphael J. Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State Los Angeles

This book is a thoughtful recitation of the problems of one of our greatest cities. If more intelligent, articulate citizens like Ed Bachrach and Austin Berg would take the time and make the effort to understand and publicize the fiscal realities, we would at least have a chance of finding real public support for solutions. This book is an urgent plea for change. It should be read. --Richard Ravitch, former lieutenant governor of New York The New Chicago Way reveals how serious Chicago's government problems are and how they are related to each other. More important, it provides a comprehensive solution to those problems. It should be read by scholars, public interest groups, and the public. --Dick Simpson, author of The Good Fight: Life Lessons from a Chicago Progressive

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Ed Bachrach is the retired CEO of Bachrach Clothing and the founder and president of the Center for Pension Integrity in Chicago. His op-eds have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago Sun Times. Austin Berg, an award-winning writer, is the director of content strategy at the Illinois Policy Institute. He contributes opinion columns to the Illinois News Network and wrote the documentary film Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics.

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