University researchers: How can we engage parents so their kids show up for...
While there is wide consensus that preschool is beneficial for children, only about half of 3- to 4-year-olds in the United States are enrolled, according to the National Center for Education...
View ArticleMartin Rivera: Puerto Ricans deserve to decide their political future
With nearly 100,000 Puerto Ricans living in Chicago, Puerto Rican culture is intertwined with the city’s identity. It can be seen in the streets of Humboldt Park where the Puerto Rican Fest is...
View ArticleRichard Boykin: The Tyreek Hill police encounter is a teachable moment
The traffic stop of Tyreek Hill, a superstar Black wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, could have ended in tragedy. After viewing the bodycam video released by the Miami-Dade police, I found several...
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Editorial: If we stop making electric vehicles a political football, the...
Anyone glancing at the headlines might think the electric vehicle market is doomed: Mainstream shoppers are skeptical, old-fashioned gas guzzlers are making the profits, and ex-President Donald Trump...
View ArticleCivic Committee leaders: Mayor Johnson, don’t cancel ShotSpotter unless you...
Seven months ago, we publicly raised concerns about Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to end the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system and strongly urged him to keep the system in place unless the city...
View ArticleEditorial: Chicago needs a new approach to Mexican Independence Day weekend
What caused more disruption this past weekend? Chicago’s vehicular marking of Mexican Independence Day or the efforts by the city to block the jubilant trajectory of its motorized celebrants? If you...
View ArticleLetters: False story about Haitian immigrants in Ohio is fanning flames of...
There were bomb threats this past week that closed schools and other public buildings in Springfield, Ohio. The Associated Press reported that the emailed bomb threats made reference to Haitian...
View ArticleDaniel DePetris: The US and China are talking again. But will it lead anywhere?
Whenever the topic of China comes up for discussion, President Joe Biden’s administration has a talking point waiting in its back pocket: While the U.S. and China are global competitors, Washington...
View ArticleKaren Freeman-Wilson: It’s time for Chicago to collect on our data storage...
Have you ever wondered where the city of Chicago stores the data it collects digitally from interactions with the millions of residents and businesses it serves? The answer might surprise you — more...
View ArticleBridget Gainer: Property tax reform is the long-term goal, but homeowners...
Residents go to their alderman for street lights, garbage cans or block party permits. County commissioners field calls about the county hospital or the forest preserves, but one of our most important...
View ArticleLetters: The car caravans celebrating Mexican Independence Day create many...
Colleen O’Connell and Luis Gutierrez’s op-ed regarding Chicago’s tolerance for the annual Mexican Independence Day celebration mistakes the reasoning behind the possible restrictions that might be...
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Editorial: An electricity crisis is looming for Illinois. Is anybody paying...
In 2021, Illinois enacted a comprehensive clean energy law mandating the closure of all coal- and natural gas-fired power plants by 2045. As part of the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act, one of Gov. JB...
View ArticleLaura Washington: Is Jesse Jackson Jr. seeking a second act?
Editor’s note: Laura Washington’s weekly column now runs each Wednesday. Is “Triple J” planning a comeback? He is certainly up to something. Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was dubbed “Triple J” at...
View ArticleAld. Silvana Tabares: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership needs a lesson in math
It’s an age-old maxim to say politics is a game of addition, not subtraction. Coalition building is about bringing people together. By bringing more people to the table, you create an environment...
View ArticleJonathan Zimmerman: Why we need a student strike against school shootings
Abortion. Inflation. Gaza. Ukraine. And, yes, a false claim of Haitian immigrants eating dogs and cats. All of these subjects came up in last week’s presidential debate, where Republican nominee Donald...
View ArticleEditorial: Financially strapped Evanston/Skokie schools hired a truth teller....
Robert Grossi did not mince words on Monday night. The financial consultant to Evanston/Skokie School District 65 had rolled through the grim budget at the school board meeting and then was slated to...
View ArticleLarry Snelling and Christopher Amon: Devices that turn firearms into machine...
Earlier this month, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced an initiative to help combat the alarming proliferation of machine gun conversion devices (MCDs), commonly referred to as...
View ArticleWillie Wilson: It is time to turn the page away from divisive leadership
With less than seven weeks remaining in the presidential contest, Vice President Kamala Harris is on the verge of shattering the highest remaining glass ceiling and leading America to a more perfect...
View ArticleLetters: Put kids’ lives first. Ban assault-style weapons.
Hannah Kypta’s op-ed “As a high school senior, I’m tired of living in fear of a school shooter” in Sunday’s Tribune is courageous and patriotic. I am fortunate never to have had my family and friends...
View ArticleEditorial: With ShotSpotter’s looming demise, Brandon Johnson turns his back...
We’ve seen plenty of Chicago mayors do things that turned out to be wildly unpopular in retrospect. Richard M. Daley’s disastrous parking-meter deal leaps to mind. But Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued...
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