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Cold weather arrives in Chicago as Venezuelan migrants Leonardo Covieles, wife Marielis Rivas and their son, Lerondro, 1, take shelter inside their tent pitched outside the 1st District police station Oct. 31, 2023.

Laura Washington: The arrival of winter weather has migrants rethinking the ‘sanctuary’ of our city

November 20, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Baby, it's getting cold outside. The calendar may say it's still fall in Chicago, but really, winter is already here. The massive number of migrants bused to our city, mostly...

Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Dec. 21, 2023, after being convicted by a federal jury of racketeering conspiracy and a dozen other counts.

Laura Washington: The impact of Chicago’s long trajectory of corruption won’t end with ex-Ald. Edward Burke

March 12, 2024 at 11:51 a.m.

Chicago and Illinois have suffered more than their fair share of crooked politicians. Federal prosecutors here have enjoyed a near-perfect track record of putting them away. Now comes the corruption...

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a Republican presidential candidate, campaigns in Iowa City, Iowa, on Oct. 20, 2023.

Laura Washington: Nikki Haley is on the rise. Can she take on Donald Trump?

November 6, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

"'The rise is real': Haley's breakout is jolting 2024's undercard race," an Oct. 29 Politico report was headlined. That is Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina legislator and governor, United...

Laura Washington: One benefit to Americans using weight loss drugs like Ozempic? Less junk food.

October 30, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Can Ozempic save us from the perils of obesity? It turns out that the drug, first developed to treat diabetes, has become a high-profile appetite killer. Ozempic and similar drugs...

Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, leaves his home in Chicago on Jan. 3, 2019.

Laura Washington: Mercifully, we won’t hear Donald Trump’s name during former Ald. Edward Burke’s trial

October 23, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

As the corruption trial of former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke approaches, a federal court has agreed that former President Donald Trump's name should be banished from the proceedings. The once-all-powerful...

State Sen. Barack Obama welcomes the crowd on Jan. 22, 2003, at a news conference announcing his intention to run for U.S. Senate. Obama sponsored the Illinois Traffic Stop Statistical Study Act of 2003.

Laura Washington: Despite Barack Obama’s legislation, the scourge of driving while Black remains

October 16, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Twenty years ago, a little-known legislator from Hyde Park proposed what was then considered groundbreaking legislation. Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama sponsored the Illinois Traffic Stop Statistical Study Act of...

Migrants follow an official after getting off a warming bus near West Polk Street and South Desplaines Street in the West Loop on Dec. 31, 2023.

Laura Washington: Instead of going to the border, Mayor Brandon Johnson should head to a community meeting

October 9, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is going south, and in more ways than one. Johnson has announced that he will lead a city delegation to the southern U.S. border "soon" to...

Migrants exit a bus near a Greyhound station Sept. 27, 2023, after being transported from Texas to Chicago. Over 15,000 migrants have been transported to Chicago since last year.

Laura Washington: Black voters sympathize with migrants, but they have a bone to pick with Democrats

October 2, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The buses roll in. The crisis is blowing up. Last week, 27 buses carrying migrants arrived in Chicago over five days, the Tribune reported. More than 15,000 migrants have been...

A server from Tiny Tapp and Cafe works at the Chicago Riverwalk restaurant on Sept. 20, 2023. A measure that would make Chicago the largest American city to independently abolish a subminimum wage for workers who get tips is closer to reality.

Laura Washington: Restaurant industry cries wolf as Chicago moves closer to eliminating the subminimum wage

September 25, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

I treasure the memories of my server days. As a young adult, I helped put myself through college working the restaurant circuit. I started by slinging hamburgers and pizza at...

U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is surrounded by reporters and tourists in Statuary Hall as he heads back to his office in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 25, 2023, in Washington.

Laura Washington: If the GOP wants to preserve its House majority in 2024, I have advice for 18 incumbents

September 4, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The unhappy 18 are betwixt and between. "The 18" are the Republican congressional incumbents who are up for reelection next year in new districts that Joe Biden would have carried...

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