Week 4

http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-now-lets-hear-from-the-gov-about-that-grand-bargain/

For my local opinion piece review, I chose an editorial in the Chicago Sun Times. In this piece, the editorial board argues for the Illinois Legislature, along with the Governor, to sign a budget deal. The form of the piece is very well done. It begins by explaining what the "grand deal" is and it continues to explain why it's important for the state leaders to come to terms to put the state's finances in order. Nonetheless, there is an element missing from the piece: the explanation of the exact points of the "grand deal." The editorial is very explicit in the explanation of the process of signing or not singing the deal, but it leaves out important information that might confuse the readers.