Editorial: Beware being Joe Biden’s attack dog, Gov. Pritzker. Flatulence can...
When Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered the keynote speech at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s state convention a few days ago, he returned to one of his recurrent themes: the flatulence of the...
View ArticleLetters: Paul Vallas’ op-ed speaks more to his biases than CTU leadership’s...
Paul Vallas’ June 13 op-ed (“CTU’s contract demands are divorced from reality. Here’s what Chicago must demand.”) takes a very unfair jab at the Chicago Teachers Union. It reflects the author’s own...
View ArticleZoe Liberman: How white parents can talk about race with their kids
“White. Brown. Brown. White.” My not-quite-3-year-old is pointing at the faces of dancing cygnets in her “Swan Lake” book. As a developmental psychologist whose research focuses on the tendency of...
View ArticleLarry Tye: Louis Armstrong liberated himself and his music form in the Second...
It’s fitting that today — on Juneteenth National Independence Day — we look back 99 years ago to the day when Louis Armstrong, an aspiring trumpet player from a New Orleans shantytown, liberated...
View ArticleClarence Page: Pope Francis believes the world needs to laugh more. He’s right.
As an experienced class clown who long has felt the power of comedy to be vastly underappreciated, I was more than tickled to hear that Pope Francis had invited more than 100 comedians to an audience...
View ArticleRon Grossman: Silence must be torture for Israel critic Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky’s yearlong silence has been mystifying to his legion of readers, including those of us who take a perverse joy in muttering: “There he goes again!” The world-renowned American linguist,...
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Editorial: Violent crime in Chicago remains a crisis, plain and simple. There...
Even for a city inured to horrific violence, the shooting death of Jai’mani Amir Rivera Tuesday afternoon was a shock. On a hot summer’s day, the 7-year-old was walking to a neighbor’s house when a...
View ArticleLetters: Was the secret recording of Supreme Court justices unethical?
Regarding the article “Alito, Roberts secretly taped, differ on role of religion, law” (June 12): It was enlightening to read the secretly recorded comments of Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice...
View ArticleAnnette Bakker: Patients contribute their own tissue for research. Why are...
Imagine receiving the shattering news that your daughter has cancer. Suddenly, you’re battling for her life. In the midst of treatment, you’re asked to sign a flurry of consent forms for her tissue to...
View ArticleFrank Donatelli: Will Donald Trump ever leave the RNC?
As the first president to attempt to overturn an election, Donald Trump has a history of not going away, especially when there’s a dollar to be made. For Republicans, Trump’s refusal to leave presents...
View ArticleEditorial: Someone needs to correct the papal prayerbook. ‘Good Humor Prayer’...
There are lots of well-known quotes that for one reason or another get attributed to the wrong person. Winston Churchill, in particular, gets credited with some he didn’t originate. And Rahm Emanuel...
View ArticleLetters: Gov. J.B. Pritzker should pay attention to his own state
A recent editorial (“Beware being Joe Biden’s attack dog, Gov. Pritzker. Flatulence can blow back.,” June 19) about Gov. J.B. Pritzker taking the gloves off and attacking Donald Trump made me think...
View ArticleRep. Raja Krishnamoorthi: The burden and beauty of being Asian in America
Forget coffee. For Asian Americans, each morning begins with some sort of cognitive calculation about how to navigate potential biases we might face throughout the day. There’s no hiding the facts....
View ArticleDavid Greising: When will CPD root out police officers with extremist ties?
The Chicago Police Department has a problem with racist, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim and anti-democratic police officers on the force. The Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other extremist...
View ArticleHeidi Stevens: Barrier-breaking pageant victories are cause for celebration,...
Bailey Anne Kennedy and Sara Milliken both have much to celebrate this month, having been crowned winners of the respective pageants they prepped and primed and yearned for. But first they have to...
View ArticleEditorial: Exit lllinois Republican leader Don Tracy, pushed from stage right
The MAGA knives came out for Don Tracy, the chair of the Illinois Republican Party for more than three difficult years, and they stabbed more fiercely than in May. We’re sorry to see this decent man...
View ArticleSheldon H. Jacobson: Should skiplagging to get a cheaper flight be banned?
Summer air travel is in full swing, and people are getting ticket shock at what it costs to fly. Airlines use a complex system to price their tickets. This complexity means that it is highly likely...
View ArticleElizabeth Heller Allen: Never underestimate a retiree. We still have the...
Last month, at age 70, I graduated from the University of Chicago. Well, sort of. I earned a certificate for completing a three-quarter, in-person course called the Leadership & Society Initiative....
View ArticleEditorial: Mayor Johnson is picking a fight with Lincoln Park no matter what...
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot tried hard to end Chicago’s time-honored tradition of aldermen holding veto power over development in their wards. She was unable to do so before failing to win reelection...
View ArticleLetters: Volunteer docents bring our cultural institutions and city to life
Cultural institutions are more than buildings, housing objects and exhibits; they are places to learn and explore, especially if you take advantage of their guided tours. Often led by unsung heroes —...
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