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Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, makes his way to his seat with his wife, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, at an inauguration ceremony at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on May 20, 2019.

Column: Chicagoans aren’t born cynics. We’ve just had it beaten into us from birth with stories like this one.

September 13, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

Is there anything more Chicago Way than the story about power couple Anne and Ed Burke? No. He's the old-timey Chicago alderman under federal indictment for, guess what, corruption. And...

Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief John Jakubec rings a bell during a program to observe the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at a firehouse at 55 W. Illinois St. in Chicago on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019.

Column: Something to cry about: The rise of the surveillance state after 9/11

September 12, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

List stories are generally cobbled together for those who can't waste a lot of time bothering about context. But then, who's got time for context when we're always on our...

Then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel chats during his final week in office on May 13, 2019, at City Hall.

Column: Should Rahm Emanuel run for president and save Democrats from Joe Biden and his bloody eye?

September 11, 2019 at 7:33 a.m.

Should former Democratic Chicago mayor turned TV talking head Rahm Emanuel just drop the punditry nonsense and get into the presidential race himself? It's worth a thought. Emanuel is a...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, with Chicago police 15th District Cmdr. Ernest Cato, left, appears at a National Night Out gathering on Aug. 6 in the Austin neighborhood.

Column: One big reason Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle are feuding: The broken bond system

September 6, 2019 at 7:35 p.m.

Why can't Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle just get along and end their feud? It's a question being asked by those who are, unfortunately,...

Column: Who wins the Golden Moutza for August? It has to be ‘Fredo’

September 5, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

"The moutza pops up more and more quickly," lamented Barb Bruce Baroni on Facebook. "And, the candidate list for the award grows by the month!" Indeed, from the bitter seeds...

Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren hug after participating in a debate in Detroit on July 30, 2019.

Column: Break some eggs, Elizabeth Warren: Drop out and back Bernie

September 4, 2019 at 9:13 a.m.

Should Elizabeth Warren do the right thing and drop out of the Democratic presidential race, so Bernie Sanders can address Joe Biden's multiple "reality issues" before taking on President Donald...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot prepares to speak to the baiduhai Editorial Board on Aug. 30, 2019.

Column: Mayor Lightfoot has patience, but soon, she’ll have to be bold

August 30, 2019 at 7:17 p.m.

In her meeting with the Tribune Editorial Board about that $838 million hole in her 2020 budget, with bad news all around her and cold shoulders shrugging at her from...

Architect Helmut Jahn looks over drawings of his State of Illinois Center in 1980.

Column: Don’t sell the Thompson Center, Gov. Pritzker. Grow weed.

August 30, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

What should be done about the Thompson Center, the stunning glass monstrosity — too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter — named after a former governor and...

Ripe and impossibly sweet white peaches from Tom Ringhausen Orchard & Market in Hardin, Illinois

Column: Lamenting the last of Tom Ringhausen’s Calhoun County peaches, so sweet they’ll crack your jawbones off.

August 29, 2019 at 5:41 a.m.

I suppose most of you — and my editors — would rather I focus on the big issues of the day than offer my absurd lamentations on the last of...

Cook County State's Attorney Kimberly Foxx arrives at a news conference in Chicago on Aug. 27. Her office abruptly dismissed charges against actor Jussie Smollett earlier this year.

Column: Will State’s Attorney Kim Foxx plead the Fifth in her Jussie Smollett mess?

August 28, 2019 at 7:32 a.m.

Will Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx — the key player in the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax fiasco — invoke the Fifth Amendment when questioned by special prosecutor Dan...

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