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A series of photos provided by the Library of Congress shows the American starter home which has been a bungalow, a shotgun house, a rowhome. The economics of the housing market, and the local rules that shape it, have squeezed out entry-level homes. (Library of Congress)

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley: How Chicago can build or preserve 50,000 units of housing in five years

July 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago can jump start its housing production by removing barriers to build, lowering the cost of construction, and financing missing middle homes.

Copies of the budget overview are distributed to City Council members on Oct. 16, 2025, after Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered his budget address at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

US Rep. Mike Quigley: It’s not too late for Chicago to pursue cost-saving measures

November 24, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Before we ask Chicago taxpayers for one more dollar, we must show that we’ve done everything possible to deliver services efficiently.

People take part in a rally calling for the return of hostages held in the Gaza Strip amid reports of a possible Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal being reached on Jan.15, 2025, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty)

Rep. Mike Quigley: We have a historic opportunity in Gaza. Let’s not squander it.

February 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The path to peace between Israelis and Palestinians will be fraught, but we have a historic opportunity. Let’s not squander it.

People talk near a monitor displaying a Brightline West presentation after a groundbreaking on April 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. A $12 billion high-speed passenger train line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction. (Ethan Miller/Getty)

Rep. Mike Quigley: We need to invest in a high-speed rail future

May 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois must invest in a high-speed rail future while making improvements to our current passenger rail network.

Relatives and friends toss handfuls of soil over the coffin during the funeral service of Ukrainian serviceman Sergiy Pavlichenko, who was killed fighting Russian troops in the Zaporizhzhia region, at a cemetery in Kyiv, on Nov. 29, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Rep. Mike Quigley: If we don’t approve more aid for Ukraine, the conflict in Europe will grow

December 8, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

We are running out of time and money for Ukraine. This week, the White House Office of Management and Budget made it clear that without the approval of additional funding,...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after the Senate voted 63-36 late on June 1, 2023, to suspend the nation's debt limit and put caps on federal spending for two years.

Mike Quigley: The debt ceiling deal was not perfect, but it was far better than a default

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

I was one of 165 Democrats to vote yes for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which ultimately passed the House earlier this month in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 314-117 vote. Raising the...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on July 26, 2019.

Commentary: Rep. Mike Quigley: Wait and indict Trump when he’s out of office? No. Start impeachment inquiry now.

July 31, 2019 at 1:45 p.m.

Former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before two House committees last week showed the American people why an impeachment inquiry is the only option Congress has left. There were few...

Demonstrators against the Republican tax reform bill hold a "Peoples Filibuster to Stop Tax Cuts for Billionaires," protest rally outside the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2017.

Good tax reform would help all Americans

May 31, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

While we agree that it is past time to reform our overly complex tax system, the current Republican proposals in the U.S. House and Senate fail to simplify the tax...

Mike Quigley op-ed: Why Russian hacking matters

May 11, 2019 at 3:52 a.m.

Despite the intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered in our presidential election, President Donald Trump and Republican leadership seem wholly uninterested in examining how and why Russia targeted us —...

Military-style guns are lined up for sale at the Gun, Knife and Outdoorsmen Show on Feb. 9, 2013, in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Rep. Quigley goes to a gun show

May 11, 2019 at 3:29 a.m.

"Gun to the right. No gun to the left" was the greeting heard by attendees entering the cavernous hall in Crown Point, Ind., that hosted the Central Indiana Gun and...

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