Health researchers: Flu cases are unnecessarily on the rise. Policy failures...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 33 million to 56 million cases of the flu between Oct. 1, 2024, and Feb. 15, 2025, rates that we have not seen since 2009....
View ArticleEditorial: The 50 new Chicago speed cameras are all about cash — not safety
Don’t be fooled — city officials looking to install 50 new speed cameras across Chicago neighborhoods are not motivated by your safety — they’re following orders from Mayor Brandon Johnson and many in...
View ArticleLetters: The Rev. Michael Pfleger’s political stand is ironic and hypocritical
Regarding the op-ed “Why is St. Sabina flying the US flag upside down? America is in distress” (Feb. 26): Does anyone see the irony — or is it hypocrisy — in the Rev. Michael Pfleger criticizing...
View ArticleAld. Desmon Yancy: Chicago demands more from you, Mayor Johnson
Mayor Brandon Johnson, like many Chicagoans, I was excited about your election. As a fellow organizer and a newly elected alderman, I had high hopes that your administration would mark the beginning...
View ArticleAnnie Abbott: Multilingualism not a threat. It belongs in our country.
When Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde spoke to President Donald Trump and the congregation on the day after his inauguration, she asked him “to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”...
View ArticleGov. JB Pritzker: Up to a million Illinoisans will lose health care coverage...
For Illinois families of all backgrounds and across the state, health care isn’t an afterthought — it’s a lifeline. Since becoming governor, I have made it a top priority — eliminating the Medicaid...
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Editorial: As Chicago’s finances worsen, aldermen must summon actual courage...
Chicagoans might wonder how a mayor with approval ratings as low as Brandon Johnson’s keeps managing to eke out victories in the City Council even when aldermen providing the pivotal votes express...
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Daniel DePetris: Mexico cracks down on the cartels after Donald Trump applies...
If there was one talking point on the campaign trail that riled up his supporters, it was Donald Trump’s vow to destroy the wealthy, powerful Mexican drug cartels that have made billions of dollars...
View ArticlePeter Cunningham: Some advice for sanctuary city mayors before they testify...
As the saying goes, you don’t bring a knife to a gunfight. The mayors of four sanctuary cities — Boston, Denver, New York and Chicago — who will be appearing before the House Government and Oversight...
View ArticleLetters: Gov. JB Pritzker’s disaster proclamations during COVID-19 were not...
In response to David E Smith’s letter “Pritzker is a king” (Feb. 26), nothing he writes makes sense. He equates life-protecting mandates during a pandemic to acting like a king. Wrong. Gov. JB Pritzker...
View ArticleEditorial: Chicago’s late-night bar scene feels increasingly unsafe
A recent string of late-night armed robberies in high-profile North Side neighborhoods sends an unsettling message: Grabbing an Uber after a night out in Chicago’s nightlife areas requires some...
View ArticleLetters: President Donald Trump is letting us down in his approach to Ukraine
Let me understand this correctly: Russia invades a sovereign state and commits war crimes, and President Donald Trump believes it’s the victim’s fault. Our president meets with Russian President...
View ArticleKelly McKinney: Chicagoans need FEMA — not to write checks but to coordinate aid
Many years ago, I was standing on a freezing sidewalk, awash in the thick black smoke of a smoldering apartment building. A grizzled Red Cross volunteer seized the opportunity to call me out: “You...
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Editorial: Illinois Supreme Court, it’s time — finally — to act on...
For better or worse, November 2024 elections were a triumph for Republicans nationwide. And margins for the GOP in deep-blue Illinois were no exception. For the Illinois House, Republicans received a...
View ArticleLaura Washington: The mayor’s choice of an inexperienced ally to lead Chicago...
It’s a risky move. Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson’s precarious position, it’s one he seems willing to make. Nearly two years into a turbulent mayoral term, Johnson needs a turnaround. Longtime allies...
View ArticleSteve Chapman: A law that’s a boon for your bladder, pioneered by Illinois
Illinois politicians, as a class, are known for many things: corruption, high taxes, profligate spending and heavy regulation. We don’t expect them to adopt policies that are sensible, frugal,...
View ArticleEditorial: Donald Trump uses Democrats as stooges at address to Congress....
A CNN instant poll after Tuesday night’s joint address to Congress reported that 66% of speech watchers said that President Donald Trump’s policies will move America in the right direction. That’s a...
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Letters: Does the treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prove...
After Friday’s spectacle in the Oval Office, I have nothing but questions. Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy appeared stunned. It made me wonder, as others are beginning to do. Could President...
View ArticleGovernment officials: Criminalizing homelessness is not a solution
Imagine a domestic violence survivor sleeping in their car because it’s the safest option. Or a person working multiple low-wage jobs, saving for rent while sleeping in a forest preserve. These are...
View ArticleEditorial: Brandon Johnson delivers a solid performance under a harsh...
The highly anticipated House hearing Wednesday on sanctuary cities at which Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testified offered more heat than light. Johnson’s primary job as the Republicans on the House...
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