Editorial: You won, Mr. Trump. There’s no call for litigation against the Des...
Let’s stipulate this up front: The Des Moines Register’s poll of the presidential race in Iowa that was published just days before the election was miles off the mark. The poll, overseen by veteran...
View ArticleMohammad Hosseini: Should AI be used to resurrect extinct species like the...
As science continues its evolution, discoveries and technologies can act like a master key that opens doors that lead to novel advancements. Artificial intelligence is one such key, making innovations...
View ArticleSheldon H. Jacobson: What do totals of mass shootings and school shootings...
A shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday left three people dead, including the shooter, and several wounded. With a tragedy like this, we are faced with people...
View ArticleLetters: How can we improve our health care system?
We’ve known for decades that our health care system is overpriced, underdelivers and falls far short when compared to that of other developed nations. John Grisham wrote “Rainmaker” in 1995, and in...
View ArticleEditorial: Cook County faces a moment of truth on electronic monitoring of...
Cook County’s system of electronically monitoring criminal defendants awaiting trial is the largest such system in the country, according to the county sheriff’s office. More than 3,500 people accused...
View ArticleKam Buckner: The risks of firing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez now
I’ll put my Chicago Public Schools credentials up against any public official in this town. I am a third-generation CPS alum, with deep family ties to the district. My siblings and I graduated from a...
View ArticleEditorial: This outrageous holiday-season vote to oust Pedro Martinez as...
Enough. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board — the second he’s chosen in just 19 months on the job, now led by the third board president he’s appointed — is set to remove Chicago Public...
View ArticleThe Rev. Beth Brown: Why the holidays have me contemplating scarcity
With Thanksgiving over and a new year on the horizon, I find myself reflecting on this season of contrasts. While some are enjoying holiday shows and glitz and glamour, others are losing their jobs...
View ArticleJerald McNair: This holiday season, let’s help our youths see the good in...
Recently, I was talking to one of my teachers, Michelle Orth, whom some of us affectionately call “Coach,” about the holidays. She talked about how our youths need to exude more happiness and joy....
View ArticleHeidi Stevens: Holiday pajamas and police escorts — the infuriating contrast...
The kids were in holiday jammies. They were being escorted out of their school, which just became a crime scene, and they were dressed in flannel pants and plaid robes and furry slippers. One boy’s...
View ArticleLetters: Here’s what I think Walgreens should do to right its ship
The editorial “Will a bloated Walgreens swallow a bitter pill for Chicago?” (Dec. 15) does not go far enough in discussing the wrong direction in which the chain has gone. When I pick up prescriptions,...
View ArticleMichael Peregrine: WGN host Frazier Thomas made Christmas magical for Chicago...
Among the scores of celebrated Christmas characters whose memories enrich the holiday spirit, one is truly unique to Chicago. He was real, not fictional, and is best remembered as the daily chronicler...
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Editorial: Bring home Austin Tice, a journalist long imprisoned in Syria
Austin Bennett Tice was kidnapped in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 13, 2012. At the time, he was a freelance American journalist for a variety of publications, most notably those owned by the McClatchy...
View ArticleThe Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Dec. 21
The holidays are here and government officials at all levels are busy wrapping up budgets and other business. Chicago finally passed its budget on Monday after aldermen successfully pressured the...
View ArticleLetters: Achieving careful, quiet progress isn’t seen by many as leadership
I found professor Martin Gutmann’s assessment of Ernest Shackleton’s leadership style to be right on the money (“Our enduring love of Ernest Shackleton exposes false ideas of leadership,” Dec. 13)....
View ArticleClarence Page: Elon Musk takes on Washington, but can he take it over?
Watching the year-end budget fights in Congress as we await the second term of President-elect Donald Trump, I find myself wondering: Will this era be remembered as the time when Trump was president...
View ArticleEditorial: Tax reform, deficit reduction and a functional IRS all go hand in...
Next year could be the year for reforming the federal tax system, and while we’re optimistic, we also recognize the high stakes for our country’s future. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to...
View ArticleLetters: It’s important for government leaders to pursue policies that foster...
The “Culture of Corruption” series in the Tribune, particularly “Paper tigers” (Dec.15), spotlights the pervasive influence weak government oversight of ethics can have on government institutions and...
View ArticleMichael L. Millenson: Abuses by doctors and hospitals led to health insurers’...
The outburst of complaints about dubious practices by health insurers, spurred by the horrifying killing of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Officer Brian Thompson, has overlooked the important roots...
View ArticleFaith leaders: Chicago’s investment in community safety will make a crucial...
This December, we four are filled with hope for 2025. That hope stems from the reflections we have on our past eight years of listening, learning, organizing and advocacy. Eight winters ago, we met...
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