Editorial: Time to move past rueful chuckles about Chicago and Illinois’...
The Tribune yesterday ran the first in a series of pieces over the coming weeks exploring the corrosive culture prevalent in governing the Land of Lincoln for over 100 years. Our takeaway? Illinois and...
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Daniel DePetris: Israel and Hezbollah flirt with a war
For a brief moment this weekend, it looked as if the looming regional war that officials and analysts inside and outside the Middle East were concerned about for weeks had finally reared its ugly head....
View ArticleWill Johnson: Why grocery shopping is such a joy-suck
In the pandemic’s early years, Mary and her husband had their groceries delivered from Whole Foods every week, paying $35 or so for each drop-off to their home in Streeterville. They’re well off —...
View ArticleSheldon H. Jacobson: Facial recognition demonstrates its worth at the Tampa...
Transportation Security Administration officers at Tampa International Airport (TPA) found out firsthand how well facial recognition works. When a person attempted to pass through the TPA security...
View ArticleLetters: Are negotiations toward a cease-fire in Gaza futile?
Regarding the column “Is this the last chance for a cease-fire in Gaza?” (Aug. 20): The last-ditch negotiations between Israel and Hamas will still continue, because what is the alternative? Israel and...
View ArticleEditorial: Albertsons-Kroger merger should be allowed, but we need assurance...
Ever heard of C&S Wholesale Grocers? In 2021, Forbes listed it as the eighth largest privately held company in the United States, but if the answer is no, we’d hardly be surprised. That’s because...
View ArticleEditorial: Trump and Harris talk a lot about the economy, but their plans...
Donald Trump has proposed across-the-board tariffs on goods made abroad and sold in America, as well as substantial corporate tax cuts. Kamala Harris has proposed tax increases on corporations and the...
View ArticleRachel Jamison Webster: Democrats had a great convention; now let’s stop...
I volunteered at the Democratic National Convention last week, along with many college-age voters. Some were from Northwestern University, where I teach, and others had flown in from schools around...
View ArticleMailee Smith: CTU and CPS are avoiding accountability instead of helping...
Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union held a public bargaining session on “student experiences” recently that made it clear both sides are too focused on shedding accountability or...
View ArticleLetters: Chicago needs a better plan for maintaining Grant Park
Having seen from my nearby condo the annual damage and park repair from the Sueños Festival, NASCAR and Lollapalooza, I am amazed that the City of Chicago has not created a more sustainable plan to...
View ArticleDr. Cory Franklin: Technology is improving the lives of Steve McMichael and...
The current Chicago professional sports landscape certainly looks like an arid desert, but fans encountered a rare oasis recently when former Chicago Bears Devin Hester and Steve McMichael were...
View ArticleDavid Collier King: We must ensure residents see benefits from the Notre Dame...
Being born and raised in Gary, I, like many others, was a little skeptical about the city’s announcement of its partnership with the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture to develop a plan...
View ArticleEditorial: Illinois bans corporal punishment in private schools. About time.
For Chicagoans of a certain vintage who attended Catholic schools in the distant past, this new law might sound like heresy: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker earlier this month signed a ban on corporal...
View ArticleAlvin Chin and Lav Varshney: AI is here. How can we make it less scary and...
While the Olympics were created to showcase the best of humanity, tech giants including Google, Meta and Microsoft advertised a world where machines took home the gold. Cue the backlash. Google’s...
View ArticleLetters: Librarians play vital roles in our communities
I read with great interest the op-ed and letters regarding the firing of librarians at Western Illinois University and why this will have a negative impact (“Voice of the People,” Aug. 26) and (“This...
View ArticlePeter H. Schwartz: Donald Trump’s visual politics are reshaping America
As calls mounted for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race following his dreadful debate performance, Democrats grappled with a stark reality: Their efforts to counter former President...
View ArticleEditorial: Sarah Palin, Amy Jacobson and making fun of politicians’ kids
The former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took to X (formerly Twitter) this week to vent about past treatment of her 16-year-old son, Trig Palin, who was a very young child when...
View ArticleMichael W. Peregrine: Divine intervention may be necessary to remove the...
History is replete with tales of mysterious creatures with mystical powers, often loosed to spread mayhem through the world. Think dragons, unicorns, centaurs and satyrs. And on a more traditional...
View ArticleLaw professors: Northwestern University must embrace the First Amendment...
In a series of widely publicized hearings last year, a U.S. House committee excoriated elite college presidents for their inadequate response to disruptive campus protests and disturbing antisemitism....
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David Greising: With its own mayor in office, CTU makes Pedro Martinez its...
It’s a long-standing Chicago tradition that the Chicago Teachers Union president, in the heat of contract negotiations, begins demonizing Chicago’s mayor. Karen Lewis so befuddled Mayor Rahm Emanuel —...
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