Liam Stanton

Downtown Chicago can no longer depend primarily on people who are required to be there for work.

Universal child care is not a handout. It’s an investment in people who want to work, contribute and build a life here.

Soldier Field has real constraints. The Bears’ checklist isn’t unreasonable. But northwest Indiana isn’t a plan. It’s a tactic.

Chicago's mayor quickly makes decisions with little time for public or council review. That is no way to run a major American city.

Chicago keeps layering on new costs and making it harder to create jobs in the very neighborhoods that need them most.

A voluntary lump-sum pension buyout program would give retirees flexibility and certainty and immediately reduce long-term liabilities.