Editorial: Nicor Gas’ delivery rates have doubled in six years, and now it...
With so much public attention on the ever-higher taxes that state and municipal governments impose on us all, it can be easy to overlook yet another unavoidable cost that is becoming increasingly...
View ArticleLetters: Fund trades education, yes, but also invest in public schools and...
Monday’s Tribune carried two thoughtful pieces from educational leaders on the folly of narrowly defining successful postsecondary education. Professor David Galef of Montclair State University (“If...
View ArticleElizabeth Shackelford: Plight of South Korea’s democracy has lessons for us
A president of one major political party is butting heads with a legislature dominated by the other. Recent election cycles pushed the two sides of the political divide so far apart that they can...
View ArticleSteve Joseph: Chicago’s application of rules is not treating all metal...
Approximately 284 metal shredders across the United States play a critical role in the country’s manufacturing supply chain by recycling an average of 70 million metric tons of discarded metal...
View ArticleEditorial: It’s the kids who can’t read, not the teachers
The United States faces a nationwide crisis in which our young people are reading at alarmingly low rates, with just 1 in 3 fourth graders meeting proficiency standards. So why are some on the right...
View ArticleDavid McGrath: My clutter is no match for my wife’s superpower
My wife’s superpower is decisiveness when it comes to getting rid of things. Call it common sense or call it ruthlessness. Marianne shows no hesitation at tossing a red woolen sweater in the Goodwill...
View ArticlePaul Vallas: What Illinois’ population exodus tells us about the state and...
Illinois’ and Chicago’s sanctuary status, which protects immigrants who lack documentation, is the primary reason the state’s population increased by nearly 68,000 this year. The exodus of residents...
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Editorial: Speaker Welch’s recent behavior in Springfield raises questions...
What is shaping up to be the most challenging year of Gov. JB Pritzker’s tenure began in Springfield with an inauspicious fight between the governor and a key leader in his own party, House Speaker...
View ArticleEditorial: Cool Costco living project gives Chicago a blueprint on housing...
Costco has remained firm in its position not to raise the price of its hot dogs, and now it’s partnering in a new kind of affordability out west that Chicago should seek and embrace. The wholesale...
View ArticleThe Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 11
This cold week in Chicago started off with a win. The Bears finished a disappointing season with a game-winning field goal to beat the rival Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field and didn’t waste any time...
View ArticleLetters: The Bears are the monstrosity of the Midway
The Bears’ disastrous 5-12 season is finally (and thankfully) over. I have been a fan of the Bears since 1962. Sixty-three seasons have passed for me. What do I have to show for it? More misery than...
View ArticleLetters: CTA leaders should experience the transit system like riders do...
As Illinois considers transportation reform, one thing is painfully clear: The CTA won’t improve under decision-makers who don’t ride the “L.” The people shaping transit policy seem woefully...
View ArticleEdward Keegan: Has Donald Trump given up his interest in architecture?
Presidents do not always have a profound effect on architectural design, but Donald Trump came to office in 2017 as a second-generation real estate developer with a substantial portfolio of buildings...
View ArticleEditorial: From the city that used fire as a catalyst for reinvention, good...
Had the Chicago History Museum known what was about to befall America’s second largest city, it might not have scheduled its current exhibition, “City on Fire: Chicago 1871.” Or, at least, it would...
View ArticleClarence Page: Jimmy Carter’s funeral brought a rare and much-needed vision...
When he showed up at the Chicago Tribune one day in early 1976, James Earl Carter Jr. was announced by one of our young newsroom copy clerks as “that governor from Georgia who thinks he can run for...
View ArticleEric Muller: Federal workers may soon face moral dilemmas. Here’s what they...
With radical policy shifts looming in Donald Trump’s new administration, many federal employees are surely debating a difficult question: Resign? Or stick around for an agenda that troubles them? This...
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Editorial: Will convicted ex-New Jersey Sen. Menendez get the Ed Burke ‘kid...
Illinois has always had competition for the unwanted distinction of “most corrupt state.” On a per capita basis, Louisiana has been a strong front-runner and if Washington, D.C., were a state, its...
View ArticleMaria Gross Pollock: Here’s how Illinois could turn Medicaid into a program...
“You missed your appointment. Please reschedule.” My friend sighed as the telehealth system disconnected. He’d recently switched to Illinois Medicaid, and seeing a doctor now seemed harder than...
View ArticleAbhinav Anne: There are lessons to be learned in the ashes of California’s fires
California is burning — again. The relentless infernos tearing through the Los Angeles area are a haunting reminder of the state’s growing vulnerability to climate disasters. As of Friday, these fires...
View ArticleEditorial: Justice Juan Merchan got it just right with Donald Trump’s sentencing
Donald Trump, felon, will remain exactly that. A felon. He also will remain a free man, ready to take the oath of office Jan. 20 to be the duly elected 47th president of the United States, able to do...
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