Greg Hinz

@GregHinz

political writer and blogger for Crain's Chicago Business

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Joined March 2009

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · May 5

Biz-backed group hoping to clean house at City Hall raises $10M -- more than a year and a half before the city elections. Helloooo @ChicagosMayor and City Council Socialists. tinyurl.com/357faxh3

GregHinz's tweet card. Jump-starting the 2027 elections, a business-backed group raised $10 million to back policies and candidates who believe big change is needed at City Hall.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Jun 30

Fix Illinois' lagging economy. That's @GovPritzker's best path to a third term in Springfield -- and for a real shot at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. tinyurl.com/2v9d3b3z

GregHinz's tweet card. As Gov. JB Pritzker eyes a third term — and possibly more — a sluggish economy and pension pressures could stand in the way of bigger political ambitions.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Jun 18

President Rahm? @RahmEmanuel talks about what hes up to as he confirms he's pondering a race for the White House. Read it here. tinyurl.com/3rxmnn3m

GregHinz's tweet card. Former Chicago mayor and Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel says he’s weighing a 2028 presidential bid, citing the need to refocus Democrats on the middle class.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Jun 17

Why Republicans stand to suffer pain, too, as @realDonaldTrump begins to aim his immigrant crackdown on Chicago. Will he blink? tinyurl.com/bddn5ws5

GregHinz's tweet card. The question is which side is willing to endure the pain needed to prevail in the battle of public opinion — and policy.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Jun 17

Pain builds -- on both sides -- as @realDonaldTrump eyes Chicago for next wave of his immigrant crackdown. Who will blink first? tinyurl.com/bddn5ws5

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Jun 9

JoeMansueto sends a message to Jerry Reinsdorf and George McCaskey: If you want to build a stadium fast with minimal fuss, Use Your Own Money. @ChicagoFire @Bears @whitesox tinyurl.com/4k2uzvft

GregHinz's tweet card. Joe Mansueto is spending $650M of his own money to build a new soccer stadium. Greg Hinz says other Chicago sports moguls should step up — or step aside.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Jun 2

Incomplete; that's the grade Illinois lawmakers get after a spring session that failed to pass lots of key stuff, including @CTA reform and refunding, and energy plan needed to protect our economy. Will @GovPritzker step up to the plate? tinyurl.com/3ymc7cef

GregHinz's tweet card. Illinois’ spring session ends with a budget deal but no solution on transit, taxes or energy — leaving key challenges unresolved ahead of election season.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · May 22

.@CTA's Red Line South fiasco proves the need for true transit reform in pending Springfield rescue package. We gotta do better than $1.1B a mile. tinyurl.com/4635bjdz

GregHinz's tweet card. With costs soaring to $1 billion a mile, Greg Hinz says the CTA’s Red Line extension demands a serious reset — and real reform from Springfield.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · May 21

How much is too much? As cost of @CTAs Red Line South extension soars to near $6B -- a billion bucks a mile -- new questions about whether there's a cheaper way to serve the southland without crippling cash-short CTA with big debt. tinyurl.com/y6yatepw

GregHinz's tweet card. The Red Line extension now carries a $5.75B price tag — raising questions about CTA debt, cost overruns, and whether the project is still worth it.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · May 8

Now the real question: Is @PopeLeoXIV, a. Chicago native, a @WhiteSox or @Cubs fan? If he can answer that one without ruffling feathers he truly is a diplomat from above

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · May 6

Lifting the veil: How @CongressmanRaja became the biiiiig financial leader in the race to succeed @SenatorDurbin . tinyurl.com/2ew8tau5

GregHinz's tweet card. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has amassed $19 million for a likely U.S. Senate run, putting him far ahead of his Illinois Democratic rivals in campaign cash.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · May 5

And another one hangs it up. Cong. @janschakowsky to retire after a quarter century representing the North Side's 9th District. Biiiig generational change under way in Illinois politics.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Apr 28

Does Springfield have the political will to help @RTA_Chicago, @CTA and @Metra avoid looming financial cliff. And do the transit folks have the smarts to do what's needed to get help? tinyurl.com/mr3nt4w9

GregHinz's tweet card. With just five weeks to go until scheduled adjournment of their spring session, the solons are considering a wide range of financial and reform proposals that have the potential to not only fix the...

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Apr 23

.@SenatorDurbin's decision to hang it up looks like the first act in a wholesale generational shift at the top of Illinois politics. See who's in -- and who wants to be in. tinyurl.com/ms8d4dkn

GregHinz's tweet card. Dick Durbin’s announcement today that he will not seek a new term in the 2026 elections will bring a generational shift unlike any the state has seen in decades — if ever.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Mar 27

Jenner & Block must stand strong at a moment of peril, for it and the country. @realDonaldTrump tinyurl.com/yshwnepk

GregHinz's tweet card. For Chicago and the nation, this is a moment that counts. Here’s hoping Jenner, which among other things is home to former U.S. attorneys of both parties, chooses to take a stand.

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Shia Kapos@ShiaKapos · Mar 25

.@AmandaVinicky is named VP of Comms for @Intersect_IL

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Mar 25

Utter incompetence. If I had a kid in the military, the news that @realDonaldTrumps entire top team discussed secret Houthi war plans on a messaging app with an unvetted journalist is beyond worrisome. Someone needs to pay.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Mar 18

Intrigue builds over 'Rahm for president' move. @RahmEmanuel says he knows zip about new web site urging a draft, but won't answer when asked if he's interested. tinyurl.com/4d6vxtcp

GregHinz's tweet card. Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he has nothing to do with a new group that wants him to run for mayor, and says he has no idea who put the somewhat mysterious organization together.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Mar 13

Some good news if you can stand it. Metro Chicago population jumped 71K last year, the biggest increase in decades. But moves by @realDonaldTrump could block a repeat. See the data: tinyurl.com/yna3f4ud

GregHinz's tweet card. After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

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Greg Hinz@GregHinz · Mar 10

As I watch my IRA melt away and odds of a recession grow, just gotta ask, is this really what America voted for, @realDonaldTrump? How much pain...for what gain?

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