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Editorial: Our endorsements for the US House, Part 1
Today, the Tribune continues its endorsements for the upcoming election with our choices for the races for U.S. Congress in Illinois. This is Part One, covering districts 1 through 7. 1st District The...
View ArticleDaniel DePetris: In Lebanon, the US is making it up as it goes along
From the moment Hezbollah fighters started launching rockets and missiles into northern Israel a year ago, the Biden administration’s messaging has been consistent: the United States wants...
View ArticleLinda Carli and Alice Eagly: Gender still matters. So can Kamala Harris win?
Which of the presidential candidates, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump, will prevail in the 2024 election? Perhaps this will be the moment when the people of the United States elect their first female...
View ArticleTribune Editorial Board endorsements for the 2024 general election
Illinois voters head to the polls again on November 5 for the election, with candidates appearing on the ballot for president, Congress, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Supreme Court and local...
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Laura Washington: As Election Day approaches, Black folk must hear this...
C’mon, man! That’s the simple, urgent translation of former President Barack Obama’s plea to Black men ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Last week, Obama was out on the campaign trail for Vice President...
View ArticleGil Hoffman: Why Northwestern cutting ties with Al Jazeera gives hope
Jews around the world fasted and promised to repent in their prayers on Saturday in observance of the Yom Kippur holiday. Atonement is always attainable, Jews believe, even after hitting rock bottom....
View ArticleSen. Seth Lewis: Suburban and downstate taxpayers are not Mayor Brandon...
Standing at the crossroads of our nation, Chicago serves as a major transportation hub, with its iconic skyline a testament to the thousands of businesses that power its economy. Whether you’re...
View ArticleLetters: Editorial on carbon capture ignores the very real risks to people...
I was stunned by the brazenly misleading editorial “Carbon capture has a place in Illinois’ climate-change toolkit, Archer Daniels Midland snafus notwithstanding” (Oct. 11). The Tribune Editorial Board...
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Editorial: Our endorsements for the US House Part 2
Today, the Tribune continues its endorsements for the upcoming election with our choices for the races for U.S. Congress in Illinois. This is the second of two parts, covering contested Districts 8...
View ArticleWillie Wilson: The crisis of loneliness and isolation
I was not aware of the epidemic of loneliness until speaking on the subject and receiving hundreds of responses. This is a matter of life and death. Technology and social media have connected the...
View ArticleLetters: Chicago is seeing a growth in cycling. Removing the Dickens Greenway...
After the city has seen record growth in cycling, especially in neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park where families like mine can be seen shuttling around on cargo bikes of all shapes and sizes, Ald....
View ArticleWill Johnson: Mass transit poll confirms what Chicagoans want: A safer CTA.
One asset that sets Chicago above most other U.S. metros is its mass transit system. The region’s buses and trains, largely abandoned in the early phase of the pandemic, are once again crowded,...
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Editorial: Our endorsements for Cook County
Cook County Board of Review District 3 Personal injury attorney Larry Rogers Jr. has served for 20 years on the Cook County Board of Review, which gives taxpayers an opportunity to appeal their...
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Editorial: Our endorsements for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
There’s that name again: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. You’ve probably heard about it, and seen it on your tax bill, but not many people can say what it actually does on a typical day. The...
View ArticleDan Leaf and Christine Ahn: The next president must defuse the Korean crisis...
Hubris is, by definition, dangerous. Today, we face three examples of risky self-confidence on the increasingly unstable Korean Peninsula with catastrophic nuclear consequences. In a blunt signal to...
View ArticleEditorial: Death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar offers golden opportunity to...
Most leaders see the protection of their citizens as paramount. Not so Yahya Sinwar, who saw leveraging the pain of the Palestinian people as a way to gain further international support for Hamas, the...
View ArticleHeidi Stevens: Saying goodbye to a childhood home that was so much more than...
Maybe it’s because my best friend and her sisters just helped their parents empty and sell the house they (we) grew up in. The house where we baked cookies and figured out makeup (kind of) and...
View ArticleDaniel Anello: Put the community in CPS’ Sustainable Community Schools
The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing for a major expansion of the Sustainable Community Schools (SCS) model, proposing to increase the number from 20 to 200 over the next four years. This shift could...
View ArticleLetters: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s process for seeking ShotSpotter alternative...
The city’s request for information (RFI) and related evaluation process for an alternative to ShotSpotter suggest this process is anything but objective, unbiased and thorough. During a news conference...
View ArticleMark Kelly and Sharene Shariatzadeh: Chicago’s Arts in the Dark is a...
In addition to the incredible theater, dance, visual arts and music for which Chicago is renowned, we believe that parading should be recognized as an important art form in our culture. Chicagoans can...
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