Editorial: There is too much to learn from the Reagan-Washington plane crash...
Before American Eagle Flight 5342 crashed Wednesday into an Army Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, it had been some 16 years since a fatal commercial airliner crash on...
View ArticleLetters: A Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Illinois would be a...
As an advanced nurse, I see the harsh realities of high prescription drug costs every day. I see patients who have to choose between paying for their medications and paying rent. I see people rationing...
View ArticleThe Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Feb. 1
Welcome to February, quotes readers! One month down, 11 more to go. The week started off with a series of immigration raids in Chicago on Sunday. The raids and arrests, conducted by U.S. Immigration...
View ArticleJamie Kalven: Is it time for the University of Chicago to abandon cherished...
The University of Chicago is marking the 10th anniversary of the 2015 restatement by a faculty committee of the school’s commitment to free speech values known as the “Chicago Principles.” This...
View ArticleRosemary Kelanic: Iran’s weakness is a golden opportunity for the US — to...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently agreed to a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza on terms he’d previously refused, including an Israeli withdrawal from the strategically desirable...
View ArticleClarence Page: When disaster strikes, Donald Trump’s instinct is to blame DEI...
As the investigation into Wednesday’s air disaster in Washington was still getting underway, President Donald Trump didn’t bother to wait for actual evidence to figure out what was to blame: “DEI.”...
View ArticleLetters: Cicero is welcoming to everyone, regardless of citizenship status
Regarding “In Cicero, a looming threat” (Jan. 30): Op-ed writer Esteban Rodriguez is entitled to his opinion, but he is not entitled to lie. Cicero President Larry Dominick and the town of Cicero have...
View ArticleEditorial: Sackler family takes another questionable stab at settling their...
The notorious Sackler family, opioid pushers responsible for countless cases of addiction and death, can’t seem to settle their legal problems without turning to some kind of unprincipled maneuver....
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Letters: The Trump administration is focused on soundbites, not substantive...
This new administration is making big moves to show supporters that they’re committed to the issues Donald Trump was elected on, but administration officials are chasing soundbites — not sustainable...
View ArticleDr. Cory Franklin: Dr. Anthony Fauci should come clean about COVID-19
Just before he exited the White House, one of President Joe Biden’s last official acts was to grant a preemptive pardon to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has not been convicted of, or even charged with, any...
View ArticleMaddy Wheelock: School choice does not equal education freedom. It drains...
President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order aimed at expanding school choice. The order directs federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education, to issue guidance on how...
View ArticleEditorial: Do Chicago voters know there are 1,900 places to buy hemp and get...
Last week, when Johnson administration officials offered aldermen their ideas for regulating the growing Chicago industry of intoxicating hemp, it sounded to our ears like the mayor’s people were more...
View ArticleEditorial: Even during the 10 darkest weeks of the year, Illinoisans brought...
We’ve made it through the 10 darkest weeks of the year. The weeks surrounding the winter solstice — Dec. 21 — have little light, and can seem bleak and unforgiving. That has an effect on our spirits....
View ArticleEditorial: Trump’s tariffs brinksmanship extracts too great a price from the...
In 2026, the FIFA World Cup will be hosted by three North American countries — Canada, the United States and Mexico — becoming the first ever such quadrennial soccer celebration to be co-hosted by...
View ArticleMicky Horstman: Chicago’s mayor promised to ‘cut the red tape’ on affordable...
For years, traditionally Democratic approaches to affordable housing such as rent control and subsidized apartments have driven up the cost of urban living. In cities such as Chicago, these poor...
View ArticleLetters: The plane crash that killed 67 people is not a tragedy to be exploited
The midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet is incredibly tragic. The loss of 67 lives, many of them young people, fills me with anguish. I wonder whether they died...
View ArticleSeung Whan Choi: Can President Donald Trump persuade North Korea to return to...
During a recent interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump stated that he would reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again in his second term to mitigate security...
View ArticleEditorial: Gov. Pritzker’s comment about showing Illinois ‘can govern itself’...
“If we balance the budget this year, I believe people will finally see that Illinois can govern itself.” That was a curious quote last week from JB Pritzker, a governor who’s just begun his seventh...
View ArticleElizabeth Shackelford: Congress should use its power against Trump
On Jan. 27, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo ordering all federal agencies to “temporarily pause” provision of all federal financial assistance to assess compliance...
View ArticleLaura Washington: Trumpian justice is already undermining Americans’ faith in...
We are losing our grip on justice. Justice in these times is a slippery slope, as a mountain of our long-standing laws, precedents and commonly held values is tumbling down. Out of the gate in his...
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