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Laura Washington: My daddy, the dependable mailman

December 19, 2022 at 9:34 a.m.

Christmastime was my father's time. This is the time I think a lot about Daddy, who was born on Christmas Day. Andrew Washington Sr. is no longer with us, but...

Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Delaware, Ohio, on April 23, 2022.

Laura Washington: Trump is beginning to look like a cheap suit that’s not wearing well

December 12, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

These are ugly times for the former president. There was last month's infamous soiree, when Trump dined at Mar-a-Lago, with Ye, formerly Kanye West, the man whose fame as a...

Los Angeles Mayor-elect U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, center, greets supporters at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 17, 2022.

Laura Washington: Black mayors leading the nation’s biggest cities is not a new trend

December 5, 2022 at 1:46 p.m.

When U.S. Rep. Karen Bass is inaugurated mayor of Los Angeles next week, it will mark the first time that African Americans lead the nation's four biggest cities. She will...

Patricio Llivizaca watches the World Cup game of Ecuador vs. Qatar at El Rinconito Restaurant in Chicago on Nov. 20, 2022.

Laura Washington: Good riddance to the Bears. Soccer is Chicago’s future.

November 29, 2022 at 2:20 p.m.

I say "soccer." My European friends say "fútbol." Whether it's soccer or fútbol, no one will be saying "Chicago Bears." It will be the "Arlington Heights Bears." Good riddance, I...

Former President Donald Trump gestures after announcing a third run for president on Nov. 15, 2022, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Former first lady Melania Trump is at left.

Laura Washington: To win the GOP presidential nod for 2024, Trump needs a mob scene of rivals

November 21, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Donald Trump is being roundly blamed for his party's midterm election debacle. Many of his pet candidates — election deniers, MAGA men and women, and those on the extreme and...

Campaign signs for Gov. J.B. Pritzker and challenger Darren Bailey are posted as early voters wait in line along West Belmont Avenue outside the Merlo Library branch in Chicago on Nov. 7, 2022.

Laura Washington: Democrats’ meddling in primary races notched wins. Was it dirty politics?

November 14, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Politics are about gaming the system. Politicians slip and slide and duck and dodge for every advantage. A sleight of hand, a shave of the truth, anything to win. This...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives a thumbs-up to the crowd after giving a speech and shaking hands at Montclare JoAnn Thompson Senior Residences of Englewood on Oct. 3, 2022, in Chicago.

Laura Washington: If Pritzker doesn’t win ‘big’ on Tuesday, White House plans will be history

November 7, 2022 at 6:37 a.m.

What's next for Gov. J.B. Pritzker depends on the outcome of Tuesday's elections. From my perch, the one-term incumbent Democrat is likely to prevail over his arch-opponent, Republican state Sen....

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot talks Oct. 27, 2022, about two children recently killed in separate incidents. She also talked about public safety measures for the upcoming Halloween weekend.

Laura Washington: Who will you be this Halloween? Real fear is edging out the make-believe kind.

October 31, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The big day is upon us, and America's dress-up scare fest is back in full swing. This year, celebrants are shrugging off the ebbing pandemic and defying wallet-sucking inflation to...

Women wait their turn as their hair is dried in sit-down blowers at a salon in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago in 2005.

Laura Washington: New research should give Black women an incentive to go natural and ditch the chemicals

October 24, 2022 at 10:08 a.m.

The popular practice women use to straighten their hair with chemicals could increase their odds of getting uterine cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of the...

The Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield in 2019.

Laura Washington: Campaign rhetoric in Illinois Supreme Court races belies vows of impartiality

October 17, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The 2022 races for the Illinois Supreme Court have been far from supreme. The candidates aspire to the state's high court, but their campaigns are wallowing in the mud. In...

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