Editorial: Big Tech’s AI pitch seeks a license to steal
OpenAI and Google, having long trained their ravenous bots on the work of newsrooms like this one, now want to throw out long established copyright law by arguing, we kid you not, that the only way for...
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David Hiller: Late Wyoming senator embraced a bipartisan spirit that we need now
Our country could use more political leaders like Alan K. Simpson, the former Wyoming U.S. senator who died March 14 at the age of 93. I got to know Simpson in 1981, during his first term as a senator....
View ArticleEditorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s sneak attack on city contractors for...
City Hall is asking contractors to cut the prices they’re charging the city by at least 3% for the next 12 months to help balance Chicago’s budget. The news, which surfaced late last week when letters...
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Editorial: In bitter Orland Park mayoral race, Tribune Editorial Board...
Federal partisanship has gotten so extreme and so ugly that people are cutting family members out of their lives, neighbors aren’t speaking and, in general, Americans are likelier to view folks from...
View ArticleLetters: Destroying Tesla cars as a form of political protest is a slippery...
Tesla cars are being defaced and destroyed nationwide to poke Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Trashing Tesla cars is political violence and must stop. It is the channeling of the worst impulses, which we...
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Paul Vallas: The tale of two Chicago schools
Chicago Hope Academy winning the 1A boys basketball state title feels like something straight out of the classic Gene Hackman film “Hoosiers.” Yet, even more inspiring than the athletic success is the...
View ArticleDaniel DePetris: President Donald Trump goes to war in Yemen
When he was a candidate for president, Donald Trump tended to rail about the stupidity and wastefulness of U.S. interventions in the Middle East. He blasted his predecessors as men who didn’t know what...
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Editorial: Welcome home from far above the world, astronauts. We’re glad...
Chicago drivers were girding this week for yet more delays from the seemingly endless Kennedy Expressway construction project, after the briefest of winter pauses. But for a little perspective as you...
View ArticleMicky Horstman: How to solve the University of Illinois’ housing crisis
It’s pretty cliche for a young, college-educated professional to complain about student loan debt, but there seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding about the roots of the problem. As of 2023, the...
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Laura Washington: New LGBTQ-themed hotel will level up Northalsted
What do you get when you combine an LGBTQ-themed hotel with the legacy of one of Chicago’s most renowned chefs, the great Yoshi Katsumura? You could get an amazing anchor for Northalsted, that lively...
View ArticleLetters: Elon Musk prioritizes his own interests over those of American families
Elon Musk’s net worth is about $330 billion. The CEO of Hunger Free America estimates it would cost $25 billion to end hunger in the U.S. Despite this, Musk prioritizes his own interests over social...
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Kim Foxx and Cristine Soto DeBerry: Deleting the federal police misconduct...
As a former Cook County state’s attorney and a former chief of staff in a district attorney’s office, we were alarmed to learn that President Donald Trump’s administration quietly deleted the first...
View ArticleEditorial: In Aurora mayoral race, Tribune Editorial Board endorses Richard...
Illinois’ second-largest city has seen its mayoral race heat up, as a challenger to incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin is racking up high-profile endorsements and significant campaign cash. John Laesch, who...
View ArticleAld. Jason Ervin: CPS needs to follow through on the municipal employee...
Chicagoans may be following the back and forth between the City Council and Chicago Public Schools leadership over an obscure pension payment and wonder how does this affect me? As the chair of the...
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Editorial: Chicago school board should reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s...
Chicago Board of Education members are being pressured into a financial rescue mission for a unit of government they don’t even represent — the city of Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson and Ald. Jason...
View ArticleEditorial: In Oak Park village president race, Tribune Editorial Board...
Oak Park is proudly progressive, embracing what incumbent village President Vicki Scaman touts as a community that’s not only diverse but also integrated. Voters there face a choice between two strong...
View ArticleLetters: Instead of asking city contractors to cut prices, Mayor Brandon...
The editorial “Mayor Brandon Johnson’s sneak attack on city contractors for budget savings” (March 18) highlights the main problem with this current administration. The city won’t consider staff cuts,...
View ArticleTransit union leaders: A new bill offers a path forward for Illinois transit...
Illinois’ public transportation system is facing a dire financial crisis. Without immediate action, “L” trains, Metra trains and Pace buses could disappear. With 309 million rides annually on the CTA...
View ArticleSen. Seth Lewis: Just trust Chicago? Not when it comes to public transit
Chicago’s leaders are asking suburban taxpayers to take a “leap of faith” — to trust them with the future of public transit. But after years of financial mismanagement, runaway debt and bailout...
View ArticleHeidi Stevens: What a psychology professor’s grandmother — and Dennis Rodman...
Ethan Kross grew up under the loving, watchful gaze of his Polish grandparents, who lived a few blocks from his childhood home in Brooklyn. His grandmother greeted him after school with elaborate meals...
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