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John Catanzara carries a pro-police flag as members of the Fraternal Order of Police clash with counterprotesters in the Loop in April 2019.

Column: Chicago’s new police union chief is the wrong man for the difficult job ahead

May 13, 2020 at 3:24 p.m.

The members of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police have elected a polarizing, incendiary figure with a checkered disciplinary history to lead their union for the next three years. John...

Officer John Catanzara misconduct allegation documents

May 13, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

The Citizen's Police Data Project of the Invisible Institute has tracked more than 50 allegations of misconduct against newly elected Fraternal Order of Police union president Officer John Catanzara (see...

No one wants to hear your ‘sorry, can’t’ excuse for not filling out the Tweet of the Week survey

May 12, 2020 at 6:41 p.m.

Instructions: Click the box next to each tweet that amuses you -- no limit to the number of choices. Voting closes Friday at noon Chicago time. Winner is published in...

Still nervous after all these years — commemorating my 40th anniversary at the baiduhai

May 11, 2020 at 4:18 p.m.

I was the new guy when I reported for duty in the Tribune newsroom 40 years ago Tuesday, overdressed, nervous and in awe of the institution I'd been permitted to...

Visitors walk along reopened Navy Pier on May 2, 2021, in Chicago.

Column: Going maskless in stores is the new smoking in restaurants

May 9, 2020 at 7:38 a.m.

The prohibition on smoking in restaurants is an infringement on personal freedom, the freedom to light up after or even during a nice meal to add to the enjoyment of...

Workers wait to enter the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport, Indiana, on May 7, 2020. The plant was expected to open after closing on April 25 after nearly 900 employees tested positive for the coronavirus.

Column: Quitcher beefin’ — we’ll all survive the pandemic-related meat shortage

May 7, 2020 at 4:47 p.m.

Of all our problems these days, you'd think a meat shortage would rank awfully low. Don't get me wrong, I like meat fine. It tastes good and it satisfies. But...

Column: ‘Creek’ is some high-water TV

May 5, 2020 at 6:35 p.m.

For years I'd avoided the Canadian TV comedy "Schitt's Creek" in large part because the very title suggested the sort of juvenile snickering I like to reserve for banter on...

In this Dec. 30, 2019, photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, a dead Asian giant hornet is photographed in a lab in Olympia, Wash. The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch long killer with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state and entomologists are making plans to wipe it out. Dubbed the "Murder Hornet" by some, the Asian giant hornet has a sting that could be fatal to some humans. It is just now starting to emerge from hibernation. (Quinlyn Baine/Washington State Department of Agriculture via AP)

What’s the buzz? A new Tweet of the Week poll has been posted!

May 5, 2020 at 6:01 p.m.

Instructions: Click the box next to each tweet that amuses you -- no limit to the number of choices. Voting closes Friday at noon Chicago time. Winner is published in...

E. Jean Carroll appears outside state Supreme Court on March. 4, 2020, in New York. Carroll is suing Donald Trump for defamation.

Column: Sure, consider the accusation against Joe Biden. But don’t forget the accusations against Donald Trump.

May 5, 2020 at 6:01 p.m.

It's a stomach-turning story of sexual assault. The alleged victim says that back in the mid-1990s, a man she admired unexpectedly pinned her against a wall, groped and then sexually...

Neuqua Valley High School students learn about the dangers of texting during a driver's education class in 2014 in Naperville.

Column: Bad news for teen drivers, good news for car owners renewing licenses, plates, city stickers

May 3, 2020 at 2:14 p.m.

The state of Georgia has waived the requirement that prospective drivers take a road test before getting their licenses during the current public health emergency. I get it. It's very...

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