Kenneth Seeskin: During Rosh Hashana, the challenge is turning a heart of...
At sundown on Wednesday, Jews all over the world began celebrating Rosh Hashana, the new year according to the Hebrew calendar. It will be followed by Yom Kippur on Oct. 11, the Day of Atonement, the...
View ArticleEditorial: CTU wants to use other states to shame Springfield into finding...
Can you imagine Illinois with a $17 billion budget surplus? Neither can we. But it does happen — elsewhere. One Midwestern neighbor, Minnesota, had a cool $17 billion cushion to work with less than two...
View ArticleSteve Chapman: Kamala Harris claims the cause of freedom
Freedom has been a central ideal of the American experiment since 1776. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are embedded in our national identity. But in recent presidential elections, liberty...
View ArticleHugo Jacobo: We stopped the ouster of the CPS CEO. Let’s bring independence...
Last week during a pivotal moment for Chicago’s educational and political ecosystem, our city’s civic leaders, parents, educators and editorial boards successfully thwarted the efforts of the Chicago...
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Elizabeth Shackelford: The dominoes have been unleashed in the Middle East
War is unpredictable, but recent developments in the Middle East conflict have precipitously narrowed the options for key players. Contrary to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims, it...
View ArticleEditorial: Northwest Side Housing Preservation Ordinance is a terrible idea
At the behest of several progressive aldermen, including Carlos Ramírez-Rosa, 35th; Daniel La Spata, 1st; Jessie Fuentes, 26th; Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th; Ruth Cruz, 30th; Felix Cardona, 31st; and...
View ArticleEditorial: Thanks to Google, Chicago has an amazing new tourist attraction....
Might we humbly suggest you take a special pedestrian trip down Randolph Street, position yourself on the north side of that Loop thoroughfare, stop when you reach 100 West and then drink in the...
View ArticleRep. Darin LaHood: Americans must say ‘no’ to Chinese-owned battery factory
Americans may struggle to agree on much during an election year, but surely, we can all agree that U.S. taxpayer dollars should not be going to companies controlled by the Chinese Communist Party...
View ArticleDr. Kara Margolis: Kids with chronic pain often go untreated. That has a...
Although most research and attention focus on adults, children and adolescents suffer from chronic pain and mental health disorders in numbers as high as adults. A study published in JAMA Pediatrics...
View ArticleLetters: Republican JD Vance shined during vice presidential debate
Hands down, Sen. J.D. Vance was the winner of Tuesday’s vice presidential debate. It was obvious that Vance was well prepared. He was focused, competent, confident, knowledgeable and thorough in his...
View ArticleHeidi Stevens: Rolling back comprehensive sex ed fails to prepare young...
Florida is moving away from comprehensive sex education in favor of abstinence-only messaging, thanks to recent changes in state law. It’s an approach we’re likely to see more of, as states curtail or...
View ArticleSen. Dick Durbin: Airlines’ frequent flyer programs are not very friendly to...
By every definition, I am a frequent flyer. Every Thursday afternoon, after I cast my last vote in the Senate, I head to the airport to fly home to Illinois, where I take meetings with constituents...
View ArticleLetters: To stave off gentrification and thrive, Pilsen needs expansion of...
I have lived in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood for more than 50 years and have witnessed the neighborhood’s evolution. It has always been home to working-class immigrants, shifting from Eastern European...
View ArticleThe Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Oct. 5
Welcome to October, quotes readers! Political infighting over the city’s schools continued this week between Mayor Brandon Johnson, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools, with Illinois...
View ArticleMichael S. Johnson: Political centrism has been getting a second look. Why?
Political centrism has a bad name. In fact, it has a lot of bad names. Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic. However, the...
View ArticleClarence Page: Donald Trump ‘saved’ Obamcare? Now that’s a whopper.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it is said. And in Washington, so is stealing credit. Is there a better example than Republican lawmakers praising themselves for “saving” the federal...
View ArticleLetters: The climate crisis is a pressing threat to the economy in Illinois...
Chicagoland is more than just a place to live — it’s a vibrant region that blends the energy of city life with the charm of suburban living. From the serene paths of the Morton Arboretum to iconic...
View ArticleEditorial: Two weeks and too many bodies on the streets. Please reinstate...
The anger is building as the tragedies are unfolding. It’s been just two weeks since Mayor Brandon Johnson decided in the face of overwhelming opposition within the City Council to end the city’s...
View ArticleLetters: This is the gravest threat facing the Israeli people
The rabbi said: If you’ve donated to Israel in this last year, please stand. If you’ve written cards to Israeli Defense Forces, please stand. If you’ve visited Israel in the last year, please stand. As...
View ArticleJens Ludwig: Dominant technology is harming women, and alternatives are...
There is an implicit war underway within the tech world between good and, if not quite “evil,” then at least “not good.” Good is not winning because it’s massively outgunned. Nowhere is this easier to...
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