Quentin Schultze: ‘A Christmas Story’ and its leg lamp illuminate Jean...
The legendary raconteur Jean Shepherd died 25 years ago this fall. His humorous stories were parables based on his fractured personal life and dismal view of men. I got to know Shepherd firsthand...
View ArticleEditorial: After Brandon Johnson’s shameful Friday school board travesty,...
At the Chicago school board meeting Friday night, Jennifer Custer, newly elected to that body but yet to begin her term, stepped up to speak to a group of board members who hadn’t been elected to...
View ArticleBob Brody: How I kept Christmas from getting lost in translation
Last Christmas Eve, I was walking our dog Dahlia through the Italian countryside. We were ambling along only about a mile from our house on the outskirts of Martina Franca, a town in the Puglia region....
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Letters: Mitch McConnell and I don’t want younger generations to go through...
I’m a liberal Democrat and a retired high school teacher. Mitch McConnell is a conservative Republican and a decadeslong leader in the U.S. Senate. But we indeed have something very important in common...
View ArticleSusana A. Mendoza: Our students deserve stable classrooms, not Brandon...
As the state’s chief fiscal officer — and as the proud parent of a Chicago Public Schools student — I, like most Chicagoans, am outraged at the reckless fiscal course Mayor Brandon Johnson is charting...
View ArticleSheldon H. Jacobson: The data shows we Americans have much to be thankful for
In the midst of the holiday season, families are gathering for food and fellowship, preparing to usher out one year and begin the next. For some, the holidays are the only time during the year when...
View ArticleLetters: Readers share what keeps them fulfilled during the holiday season
Editor’s note: We asked readers to share what keeps them nurtured and fulfilled during the holiday season. Here is a selection of their letters. The remainder will appear in Wednesday’s edition....
View ArticleJack Modzelewski: I brought Christmas cheer to hospital patients through the...
A hospital is a very lonely place at Christmastime. In my early teens, I spent more than 1,000 days in a hospital, including on Christmas and other holidays. But not as a patient. I was selling...
View ArticleEditorial: At Christmas, a Chicago mayor alone
On the weekend before Christmas, when you might expect a Chicago mayor to be riding a snowplow or be out shopping or eating in the Loop, kids and cameras in tow, all hearty good cheer and exhortations...
View ArticleThe Great 2024 Chicago Tribune holiday news quiz
2024 brought budget crises and the Democratic National Convention to Chicago, a presidential debate that changed everything and a triumph for President-elect Donald J. Trump. Meanwhile, the world...
View ArticleDavid McGrath: How I found love and meaning one Christmas
She was the first woman I fell in love with, and I had just told her so on a brutally cold Chicago afternoon. We were walking to her car in front of the old teachers college building where we had both...
View ArticleLetters: Readers find the reason for the season
Editor’s note: We asked readers to share what keeps them nurtured and fulfilled during the holiday season. Here is the remainder of their letters. Scene of good tidings Everyone has their own Christmas...
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2024 in review: A look back at the Bears stadium debate through Tribune op-eds
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been vocal about wanting the Bears to stay in Chicago, and this year alongside team CEO Kevin Warren, he made his pitch: a new lakefront stadium that would depend on...
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2024 in review: Life in Chicagoland as told through Tribune editorials
The Democratic National Convention. NASCAR. ShotSpotter. Protesters. Gridlock. Michael Madigan. Ed Burke. The sinking value of Loop condos. The sinking fortunes of Chicago sports team. And the...
View ArticleLetters: Pedro Martinez’s firing exemplifies the mayor’s lack of proper...
The so-called “collaborator in chief” chooses to do the bidding of the Chicago Teachers Union instead of what’s best for Chicagoans and the future of our city. When the highly qualified Dr. Allison...
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Daniel DePetris: How will Syria evolve under new leadership?
Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, might be one of the most popular people on the planet right now. Nearly a month after his militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) shocked...
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2024 in review: A look back at Mayor Brandon Johnson’s year through Tribune...
No name appeared more frequently in Tribune editorials in 2024 than that of Mayor Brandon Johnson. So much so, in fact, that we have given him an entire day as the editorial board reviews the past...
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Heidi Stevens: Happiness, hope and some hurdles — 24 things from 2024 that...
Well, that was fast. And a little strange. Mostly lovely. With some parts that were definitely not. I’m talking about 2024. (Mine, anyway.) Some of the best moments, as usual, were the ones I wasn’t...
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2024 in review: A look back at the Chicago school funding fight in op-eds
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has made increasing funding for public education his cornerstone issue. Last spring, he asked Springfield for $1 billion to help “fully fund” Chicago Public Schools. He...
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Elizabeth Shackelford: Will Joe Biden’s last push to end war in Sudan be...
In its waning weeks, President Joe Biden’s administration has revved up engagement on Sudan in an attempt to end, or at least pause, a devastating war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian...
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