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Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge, middle, with his attorney Richard Beuke, right, after leaving the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on May 6, 2010.

Commentary: Retired Chicago journalist on George Floyd response: ‘This is what still haunts me’

June 12, 2020 at 2:04 p.m.

The institutional racism implicit in the alleged murder of George Floyd at the hands of — actually the knee of — Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin last month, and the...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his daily press briefing on COVID-19 on April 1, 2020, at the Thompson Center in Chicago.

Commentary: What are our public employees — avoiding layoffs and furloughs — doing during this pandemic?

April 22, 2020 at 5:57 p.m.

Like most isolated and anxious Illinois residents, I watch and listen to President Donald Trump, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot update us most days on the...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the state legislature should consider a few things before they ask Illinois voters to approve a constitutional amendment that replaces our current flat income tax with an income-based levy.

Illinois should attack government bloat before it enacts a progressive income tax

May 31, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

The biggest canard in the debate over Gov. J.B. Pritzker's progressive income tax plan is that wealthy folks don't want to pay more because they're greedy. That's unfair and just...

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