Letters: Americans voted for Trump and ignored the endangerment of democracy
Steve Chapman’s New Year’s Day column “For 2025, we should resist despair — but also false hope” is a perfect introduction to the second Donald Trump presidency and why our democracy may not survive...
View ArticleDavid Galef: If your school is not in the Ivy League, it’s as if you don’t...
Harvard University recently made headlines because its number of Black students has decreased following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that determined Harvard’s affirmative action program had to come...
View ArticleIke Muzikowski: Why West Side students need trades education
I know more than a handful of West Side teenagers who can carjack Kia Optimas with a USB cable, but I also know nearly 100 Chicago students who can operate the excavators that are used in...
View ArticleHilary Gowins joins the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board
Hilary Gowins has joined the Tribune Editorial Board, Editorial Page Editor Chris Jones has announced. Gowins, 39, grew up in Delaware, Ohio, and lived in several neighborhoods on the North Side of...
View ArticleDaniel DePetris: New Orleans attack is not a reason to sound alarm over...
The horrendous ramming of pedestrians on a densely packed New Orleans street hours into New Year’s Day celebrations was a revolting display of senseless violence. The attack using a truck, which killed...
View ArticleJuan Rangel: Embracing school choice will move Democrats back to the center
Education reform has long been a contentious issue in American politics, and the debate over school choice is especially divisive. Ironically, President-elect Donald Trump’s support of efforts to...
View ArticleDr. Cory Franklin: Should alcoholic beverages feature a warning about cancer...
Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a new report on alcohol and cancer, which emphasizes the risk of cancer in connection with drinking alcohol. “Alcohol is a well-established,...
View ArticleLetters: Here’s how Chicagoans can help with critical shortage in coat donations
Thank you for the recent article about the shortage in coat donations (“Weathering the cold,” Dec. 24). As president and CEO of One Warm Coat, a national nonprofit that provides free coats to children...
View ArticleEditorial: Elon Musk creates a political earthquake over UK sexual abuse...
Has any (unelected) figure come to huge power with such rapidity as Elon Musk? Aside from becoming Donald Trump’s consigliere and the founder of United Airlines’ new main Wi-Fi provider, Musk has...
View ArticleLaura Washington: 2025 promises more political action. Buckle up.
In Chicago in January, there are two things you can count on. A deep freeze and steamy politics. Yet 2025 will be a rare year in these parts, one with no major election or active campaigns on the...
View ArticleEditorial: Brandon Johnson puts Chicago kids at risk by helping kill...
Brandon Johnson often speaks of his concern for the welfare of Chicago’s children, usually in the context of seeking more taxpayer money for Chicago Public Schools and supporting higher wages and more...
View ArticleF.K. Plous: Crime may be dropping, but ‘seeing’ is reality
Two Sundays ago, the Tribune reported on the front page that a downward trend in homicides was continuing. According to the story by reporter Sam Charles, homicides and nonfatal shootings in Chicago...
View ArticleEditorial: New York’s congestion tax is no model for Chicago
Chicago traffic rivals New York City for worst in the nation. A report from Inrix consultants released on Jan. 5 shows Chicago commuters spend a whopping 102 hours a year in traffic. For comparison’s...
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Casey Burgat: Elon Musk and Americans are wrong about term limits
Shocking news recently broke that former Texas GOP Rep. Kay Granger, a 14-term veteran of Congress, was living in a senior facility while still a sworn member of the U.S. House. The revelation...
View ArticleLetters: Tribune Editorial Board and Paul Vallas ignore Chicagoans’ needs
Regarding the editorial “How property tax increases became a new third rail in US politics” (Jan. 6) and Paul Vallas’ op-ed “Council can address the financial crisis to come if it begins now” (Jan. 3):...
View ArticleEditorial: CTA, get back on X
As a Chicago commuter, there’s nothing worse than standing on a cold, blustery platform, staring down the track and seeing no sign of headlights. The wait is brutal and blistering, and while it builds...
View ArticleGeorge Cardenas: Chicago must create a relief mechanism for property taxpayers
As we enter the new year, the teachers contract negotiations and Chicago’s weakly cobbled 2025 budget remain in the headlines. Simply, the current contract talks between Chicago Public Schools and the...
View ArticleLetters: There is no conspiracy or federal failure behind the price of eggs
Apparently, letter writer Mark Renz doesn’t buy eggs very often (“Lower food prices,” Jan. 7). This isn’t the first time that eggs have been priced at $6 a carton at Jewel. I remember shopping for...
View ArticleEboo Patel: My mentor Howard Morgan helped me become the leader my...
The newsstands are still stocked with publications celebrating the lives of the icons who died during the last 12 months. There are pictures of the likes of Quincy Jones, Willie Mays and other famous...
View ArticlePatrick Hughes: Lawsuit against Des Moines Register is about holding media...
Why should anyone take J. Ann Selzer at her word? That’s the question the Tribune Editorial Board should have asked before blindly defending one of the most egregious polling errors in history....
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