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Willie Wilson talks at Cook County Jail in 2016 in Chicago after paying the bonds of inmates.

A Chicago mayoral candidate hands out cash. So what’s wrong here?

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Chicago Democrats have been buying votes with taxpayer money since the first alderman crawled out of the primordial mud, stood upright, put on a suit and got himself indicted. But...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's victory over 10-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley of New York speaks of a growing anti-establishment movement among Democrats.

Alexandria the Great the face of a hard-left movement, and establishment Democrats can only bob their heads

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

The Democratic political establishment is calcified and shaky on its aging, aching feet, not knowing what to do with Alexandria the Great. Do they bend the knee? Do they dare...

A storm front bears down on Chicago as seen through a car windshield at Montrose Harbor in July 2017.

The mantra of summer storms

May 31, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

At first, you think you can feel the air pressure dropping. The birds shut up. The wind shakes its head in the trees. The sky opens, and it pours. There’s...

Nextflix is developing a new superhero show, "American Jesus," from comic-book writer Mark Millar.

A reincarnated ‘American Jesus’ on Netflix? Build an ark. Quickly.

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Netflix is developing a superhero show from a comic book, and America loves comic-book superheroes. This one is about an American superhero, for modern American tastes, and it’s bilingual so...

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., offers a defense July 17, 2018, of President Donald Trump and his Helsinki news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Rand Paul shows stubborn streak in stampede over Trump and Russia

May 31, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is taking a load of grief for being one of the few Republicans standing up for President Donald Trump over that steaming mess in Helsinki....

Mayor Rahm Emanuel takes questions regarding the police-involved shooting death of Harith Augustus as Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson looks on at police headquarters on July 17, 2018.

Worried mayor pleads for calm as officer in Laquan McDonald case is set for trial

May 31, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

Chicago mayors seeking re-election are known to project power. The power to reward allies, the power to frighten those who dare contribute to political rivals. What Chicago mayors are not...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, shown arriving for a press conference in Chicago on July 6, 2018, will be using a multimillion-dollar political war chest to define his opponents in his re-election bid.

For Mayor Globe-trotter, it’s the money that matters

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Taste of Chicago ends Sunday, which must be depressing to those who love standing out in the hot sun, sweating, eating fatty food in crowds and getting slimed by strangers...

Joy of Chicago’s Croatians cresting as World Cup final with France approaches

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

It’s been a lousy sports crop in Chicago this year, full of thistles and flinty rocks, not counting those happy Cubs. I can’t count the Cubs. They are not of...

Freshly picked peaches sit in a cooler at Rendleman Orchards in Alto Pass, Ill., on July 27, 2017.

Who knew peaches could be so political?

May 31, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

The other day I wrote a column about my quest for the perfect peach, mentioning that I’d take a road trip to Michigan for some of those juicy Red Haven...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, from left, U.S. appellate Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Vice President Mike Pence pose for photos before a meeting in McConnell's office in the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2018.

How to maintain the republic? Originalist justices like Brett Kavanaugh

August 17, 2019 at 1:30 a.m.

The best argument for the necessity of constitutional originalists on the Supreme Court is right before our eyes. You can see it in the news, in our political discourse; you...

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