Richard Boykin: The great tragedy of sleeping through Election Day
I watched the results of last month’s suburban Cook County elections with great interest — not in the winners or losers but for the health of our republic. A democracy cannot survive without voter...
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Letters: Shame on the Democrats for their behavior at President Donald...
When you can’t stand for a 13-year-old boy who beat cancer or applaud the idea of ending the Ukraine war or the mention of hardworking law enforcement officers and when you continually interrupt...
View ArticleDaniel DePetris: Is Donald Trump actually interested in talking with Iran?
As if President Donald Trump isn’t busy enough taking a woodchipper to the federal bureaucracy, threatening to wage economic war in North America, putting the screws on Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
View ArticleAlison Cuddy and Lisa Yun Lee: Stonewall and other monuments must not be used...
When the National Park Service recently removed all references to transgender and queer people from the Stonewall National Monument website, one of our country’s most important ways to honor and...
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Editorial: US green-card holders should not be made to live in fear
Immigrants to the United States holding green cards never expect to encounter agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE. Green-card holders (there are some 13 million of...
View ArticleRobert Weiner and Khel Gordhan: In Illinois and nation, people want to know...
To Kamala Harris’ supporters, Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election was a shock. In a state won by Harris 54.8% to 43.8% and in Chicago 70.4% to 28.4%, the excessive coverage of Trump has left...
View ArticleLetters: Proposed ban on fur sales in Chicago is just performative
Ald. Raymond Lopez’s Trade in Fur Products ordinance is an exercise in performative position-taking. Lopez and the co-sponsors want to cloak themselves in moral superiority and call it a day. If...
View ArticleEditorial: Springfield bid to regulate homeschooling and private schools...
A bill in Springfield could land parents in jail if they don’t fill out paperwork properly. It sounds outlandish, but that’s one of the components of House Bill 2827, referred to as the Homeschool Act....
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Letters: The Trump administration should add resources to immigration processing
Last week, several big city mayors defended their cities’ sanctuary policies at a congressional hearing. Fair enough. But why can’t America do this correctly? For the last few years, our immigration...
View ArticleEditorial: The sad day Southwest Airlines became like every other airline
Southwest Airlines used to be a different kind of airline: free bags, grab whichever seat you like, use a coupon for a beer and then sit back and prepare to be entertained by the flight attendants’...
View ArticleHarvey Young: The cards are stacked against the humanities. How should...
“You don’t have the cards right now.” In his now notorious news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump offered the image of a poker match or, less grand, a...
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Editorial: Chicago needs a new presidentially appointed top federal...
Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening...
View ArticleLaura Washington: Finding a way home is the Democrats’ dilemma
“I’m wasted and I can’t find my way home.” A version of songwriter-rocker Steve Winwood’s iconic tune could apply to the Democratic Party in its hour of need. The party is deeply divided in a time of...
View ArticleWill Johnson: Chicagoans are not as progressive as some think
Mayor Brandon Johnson and his progressive movement have been stymied time and time again at the polls since their election triumph in 2023, most pointedly when city voters rejected his keystone plan...
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Editorial: Teens need more rest. High school start times should account for...
High school was a long time ago for most of us. Between classes, studying, finals, extracurriculars, after-school jobs and socializing, teens cram a lot into a day. Remember? A bill on the table in...
View ArticleEditorial: Why there’s no need for procrastinators to rush for a Real ID
We’ve seen some long, snaking lines outside Illinois Secretary of State facilities in Chicago’s Loop as the deadline for Real ID enforcement at the nation’s airports looms. So kudos to Secretary of...
View ArticleRaffi Krikorian: What gets sacrificed in the name of government efficiency
Imagine walking into a government office seeking help after losing your job. In one version of this story, you’re greeted by a system designed to process you as quickly as possible — scanning your...
View ArticleLetters: ‘Risking hospitality’ is essential to dealing with the messiness of...
Thank you for the op-ed by Eboo Patel in Saturday’s edition (“U. of C. religious scholar showed how pluralism is the way”). It is my wish that all Americans and in fact everyone worldwide would “risk...
View ArticleWillie Wilson: To prevent tragedies, Illinois should require AEDs in assisted...
Senior citizens are more likely to suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital, and so I was surprised to learn that Chicago Housing Authority senior buildings and assisted living facilities in Illinois...
View ArticleEditorial: Streeterville shooting calls for tougher response to teen flash...
Rising temperatures have begun drawing winter-weary Chicagoans outside and there’s reason already to be concerned about the safety of city dwellers and tourists in downtown Chicago. Shots rang out...
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