Heidi Stevens: It’s morning in America, and we have no idea if the day will bring help and hope — or more cruelty November 13, 2025 at 10:25 a.m. Our country and our city are at a precipice, and we may soon see what we stand for, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: After losing their son to suicide, they created a fund to buoy their community — and their spirits November 14, 2025 at 9:15 a.m. Hunter Coe's family has spent the last decade making sense and meaning of his life and their loss, Heidi Stevens writes.
Heidi Stevens: What we lose when our leaders choose to tear down what connects and nourishes us October 24, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. And what will our country look like if we continue this path of wreckage — to national parks, to museums, to libraries, asks Heidi Stevens
Heidi Stevens: Gutting special education services is a betrayal of conservative ideals and our collective values October 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. When you chip away at any child's ability to access education, you chip away at the full promise of our country, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: Chicago isn’t defined by Trump’s immigration blitz — or any single moment, beautiful or heartbreaking October 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. We have it in us to cheer for people from everywhere and to make room for people from everywhere, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: ‘We’re going to throw our humanity out?’ Immigration crackdown taking us down a cruel path October 2, 2025 at 8:17 a.m. It's hard to believe that this blitz has anything to do with public safety or ensuring that people come to the U.S. the so-called right way.
Heidi Stevens: 20 years into motherhood, I’m finding that we are the safety nets we all need in this fragile world September 29, 2025 at 10:26 a.m. My column lets me go in search of people who care about each other, and who put that care into action. I have never have trouble finding them.
Heidi Stevens: When a shooting — any shooting — shakes a nation, we need to look at the guns September 19, 2025 at 8:19 a.m. Charlie Kirk's cause of death is all too common. His shooting wasn’t even the only shooting at a school that day.
Heidi Stevens: I’m sure a suburban, domed Bears stadium will be lovely, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it September 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. I do understand the appeal of Arlington Heights. But we Chicagoans are not fancy people who need a fancy facility.
Heidi Stevens: Forgetting — or erasing — our past is a sure path to repeating it. Now more than ever September 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The Smithsonian museums are in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump, who believes they’re too “woke.”