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Bicyclists peddle past each other in Chicago on a hot and humid Wednesday morning, July 17, 2019.

Column: Offer water and shade in summer’s heat, and then in winter remember how warm it made you feel

July 19, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

A man I know just hates the heat, and with the killer high temperatures forecast for Chicago on Friday, he was trying to remember better, frostier days. "Remember last winter,...

House Speaker Michael Madigan watches during a session at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield in February.

Column: FBI tracks Michael Madigan in Chicago’s great tiger hunt

July 18, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

In all the heat and excitement over the capture of a little bitty gator in a park lagoon, many of you have been distracted from the most dramatic hunt of...

R. Kelly appears before Judge Lawrence Flood at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on June 6, 2019.

Column: With both R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein, it takes a village.

July 17, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

Shame has its limits, even in Chicago, so there was no way that R. Kelly — famous R&B singer and infamous accused pedophile — was going to get the cozy...

John Kass' Greek-style ribs are served with sauteed baby Swiss chard, corn on the cob and a vinegar-based coleslaw.

Column: Forget meat candy, try these lemony smoked Greek ribs

July 12, 2019 at 2:34 p.m.

Can we stop fighting about politics for a moment and just argue about ribs instead? An overwhelming majority of Americans have become addicted to sweet/spicy sauce. But what of the...

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta discusses his role in the Jeffrey Epstein case at a July 10, 2019, news conference in Washington. Acosta was the U.S. attorney in Miami when Epstein secured a plea deal in 2007 to resolve allegations he molested numerous girls.

Column: Labor Secretary Alex Acosta had to pay for his Jeffrey Epstein deal, and he just did

July 12, 2019 at 10:06 a.m.

What should happen to U.S. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta because of his kid-glove treatment of billionaire child sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein is simple. Acosta should resign from the Trump administration...

Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts attends a Loyola Ramblers basketball game at Gentile Arena on Feb. 3, 2018, in Chicago.

Column: How to punish Todd Ricketts for alleged tax scam? Elect him as congressman or better yet, governor

July 10, 2019 at 5:36 p.m.

Todd Ricketts isn't a big-mouthed congressman. He's not even a rich man who bought the governor's office. Ricketts is an extremely wealthy fellow, though, a billionaire member of the Cubs-owning...

Demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court on June 27, 2019, as the justices consider a decision on the Trump administration's efforts to ask about citizenship status in the 2020 census.

Column: Democrats might win census citizen question in courts but lose at the ballot box.

March 11, 2024 at 2:09 p.m.

After a long day at the resistance, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comes home to find me sitting completely alone and uninvited at her kitchen table. While I wait, I do not raid...

This May 25, 2006 file photo shows a fishermen hauling out the tuna during the "Almadraba" in Zahara de los Atunes, southern Spain.

Column: The Golden Moutza of June is a real fish story

July 4, 2019 at 3:42 p.m.

On Independence Day weekend, is the Golden Moutza of June just a fish story? Selecting a single winner of the Golden Moutza of the Month for June from all the...

The Hyde Park Independence Day Parade in Chicago in 2018.

Column: On the Fourth of July, gathering to celebrate the Declaration of Dependence

July 2, 2019 at 2:35 p.m.

Is there anything nicer than a good old Fourth of July barbecue, with ribs and chicken, corn, burgers and hot dogs? No, there isn't anything nicer. We're Americans. We drink...

Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Kamala Harris exchange comments as Sen. Bernie Sanders looks on during the second night of the first Democratic presidential debates on June 27 in Miami.

Column: Border pandering, not Kamala Harris-Joe Biden drama, will decide 2020

June 29, 2019 at 7:51 a.m.

Are you still looking for the one searing illuminated truth from the Democratic presidential debates? That moment telling America what voting Democratic will really mean in 2020? I've got it....

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