Editorial: On Monday, Joe Biden killed off any possibility of a graceful exit
Joe Biden is going nowhere of his own volition. If the extent to which the president was dug in was not clear over the holiday weekend, the president sure made it clear Monday in a stunner of a letter...
View ArticleProfessors: It’s not ageist to say Joe Biden must bow out. Democracy depends...
Democrats need Joe Biden to step aside — not because he’s too old and fumbled his lines in the debate but because the survival of our democracy depends on the participation of younger generations....
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Letters: Smartly designed bicycle infrastructure can transform Chicago...
Editor’s note: We asked readers to tell us what it’s like to be a cyclist on city streets and to share their thoughts about Chicago’s bike infrastructure. Here are more selections. View more...
View ArticleDaniel DePetris: What does the election of a reformist as president mean for...
Even as Americans are inundated by news about the seemingly never-ending contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, several other elections occurred last week. In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party...
View ArticleLetters: The awful memories of the presidential debate linger
I tried to enjoy the fireworks last Wednesday night, but in many ways it didn’t feel like an Independence Day celebration; it felt like I was visiting a dying friend. The awful memories of the debate...
View ArticleRep. Kam Buckner: While we debate changes to DuSable Lake Shore Drive, let’s...
In the ongoing dialogue about the future of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, it’s clear that there are competing ideas on what should happen, and it’s also clear that public discourse is essential for the...
View ArticleEditorial: Predawn targeting of Rep. Schneider’s home wasn’t legitimate...
What is appropriate protest in a democratic society? There are many forms of dissent, including civil disobedience in which minor laws are broken, that Americans have come to accept over the decades as...
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Editorial: C’mon, weather gods, give us a break next year so we can properly...
NASCAR can’t catch a break in Chicago. Rains once again impeded this year’s race, albeit not at the biblical levels that overwhelmed the inaugural event last year. To suffer yet another rain-marred...
View ArticleRichard Boykin: Lack of civility is making politicians ineffective
Just when I thought Congress couldn’t go any lower, watching the exchange among Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a hearing proved me wrong. It was...
View ArticleClarence Page: Donald Trump takes us for fools when he says he knows nothing...
As much as we know by now about Donald Trump’s creative approach to facts, even the man whom late-night host Jimmy Kimmel calls “Rant-a-Claus” can go a fib too far. Trump seemed to hit his credibility...
View ArticleWillie Wilson: Broken promises on property tax relief equal pain for Illinois...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker in his 2020 State of the State address declared, “Property taxes in Illinois are simply too high. That’s why it’s time to put the best ideas to work from both sides of the aisle.”...
View ArticleEditorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson finally strikes an outraged tone on gun...
It’s taken more than a year, but at long last Chicagoans heard Mayor Brandon Johnson unequivocally lay blame for the horrifying gun violence plaguing Chicago where it belongs — on the people shooting...
View ArticleEditorial: New York discovers Chicago-style trash
On Monday, seemingly oblivious to the inherent hilarity, a serious-faced New York Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a wheelie bin before the cameras, picked up a tied bag of demonstrative trash, opened the...
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Sheldon H. Jacobson: What can the FAA and TSA do to handle spikes in flyers?
With the arrival of the summer travel season, airports and airlines are experiencing unprecedented passenger volumes, which means that most flights are filled or near capacity. This trend of higher...
View ArticleF.K. Plous: Poor planning blocks the way for a vitally needed Chicago rail...
In September 2022, the Department of Buildings issued a permit for the construction of a 33-story apartment building at 350 N. Canal St. This past May, the new tower welcomed its first tenants. But...
View ArticleLetters: We must reestablish accountability for all citizens, including the...
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense,” published in 1776, was instrumental in convincing the British subjects in America to revolt, throw off the monarchy and create the United States of America. One central...
View ArticleLetters: Judge President Joe Biden on his accomplishments, not his age
I am a lifelong Democrat because the Democratic Party usually stands more with people who are poor, with people who are working class, than the other party does. I’m definitely not a fan of the current...
View ArticleAndy Shaw: How a 1994 highway tragedy led to debilitation of the Illinois...
If hindsight is 20-20, even for this vision-challenged septuagenarian, a barstool conversation that led to the collapse and long-term enfeeblement of the Illinois Republican Party is still crystal...
View ArticleElizabeth Shackelford: France avoids a far-right government — for now
France is having a big summer. The Tour de France is in progress, and the Olympic torch has almost reached Paris. While we wait for the Olympic Games to begin later this month, it’s worth keeping an...
View ArticleHeidi Stevens: ‘It’s hard on them, too, you know.’ Wisdom and advice for...
When Viki Noe was preparing to send her only child to college, it was dirty clothes that kept her up at night. “I remember silently panicking more than once,” Noe told me. “Does she really know how to...
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