Letters: Where are the voices of outrage at what’s happening in Gaza?
The massacre of the people of Gaza continues unabated. After blocking food and aid into Gaza for three months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally allowed in a limited amount of food....
View ArticleEditorial: Trump’s Opportunity Zones could help small businesses and...
There’s plenty not to like about President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” now being hashed out in the Senate, not least of which is that it would enlarge the national debt. But at least one part...
View ArticleAustin Berg: Zohran Mamdani just taught Chicago a lesson New York learned the...
New York’s Democratic primary for mayor this week drew more attention from Chicagoans than any local election beyond our borders in recent memory. State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old...
View ArticleLetters: Route 66 series neglects to capture the beauty along the road in New...
Regarding the Tribune series “One Century, One Road”: I am a fan of Route 66. However, I was disappointed by the description of Route 66 through Albuquerque, New Mexico (“The route meets modern-day...
View ArticleThe Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for June 28
Well, that’s just about a wrap on June. But before you set your sights on the upcoming holiday weekend, let’s catch up on what happened this week. On Saturday, President Donald Trump made the...
View ArticleLetters: Climate job training shows what we can accomplish at the state level
Even in today’s extremely challenging times, there are places in Illinois where environmental justice is happening, as was beautifully told in the June 23 front-page article “Clean energy job training...
View ArticleFaith leaders: We cannot be silent about what is happening in America
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” These words, which fill a popular meme set against the profile of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., occupy our thoughts. We...
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Clarence Page: New York’s mayoral race could be a testing ground for a...
A seasoned veteran of Chicago politics once told me that it often takes Democrats a couple of four-year cycles out of office before they can pull their fractious factions together into a winning...
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Edward Keegan: NASCAR has embraced the Chicago backdrop, but will it return?
The NASCAR Chicago Street Race. If it sounds a bit edgy, that’s certainly by design. And the race has had its challenges. First it was the smoky haze of Canadian wildfires. Then it was rain. And...
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Editorial: Why Chicago has a restaurant crisis
The hit TV show “The Bear” chronicles an independent restaurant’s existential struggles and celebrates Chicagoans’ determination to survive. But you need only traverse one of the city’s real-life...
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