Rex W. Huppke – Page 11

People enjoy summerlike weather June 3, 2021, on the large patio at Recess in Chicago's West Loop.

Column: Lollapalooza is back! Navy Pier is reopening! Time to get out and … can we still stay 6 feet apart?

May 21, 2021 at 7:07 p.m.

Lollapalooza is back! Navy Pier is back! After more than a year of COVID-19 restrictions and widespread sheltering in place, Chicagoans can now look forward to gathering in large numbers...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell makes his way to a Senate Republican Policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on May 18, 2021.

Column: McConnell, GOP oppose Jan. 6 commission, and so do we, the brothers of Gamma Omega Pi

May 19, 2021 at 2:06 p.m.

Hi everybody, my name is Kevin, and as one of the leaders of Gamma Omega Pi, or GOP as we're known, I want to formally state our fraternity's strong opposition...

Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather May 1, 2021, outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, where ballots from the 2020 general election wait to be counted. The Maricopa County ballot recount comes after two election audits found no evidence of widespread fraud in Arizona.

Column: Trump-fueled election lies must be ground to dust. It will take everyone’s voice to do it.

May 18, 2021 at 3:34 p.m.

If you've ever wondered what you can do to help your country, ever wanted to be part of something bigger than yourself, now is your chance: Speak up and speak...

People line up to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and to be one of 100 people to receive shopping coupons on May 6, 2021, in a shopping mall in Belgrade, Serbia.

Column: To keep up with Ohio, here are some incentives Illinois should offer people who get COVID-19 vaccines

May 14, 2021 at 5:01 p.m.

As the staggeringly effective COVID-19 vaccines allow life to open up across America, some states are offering incentives to inspire people to get the jab. Maine's governor said the state...

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. speaks to reporters May 12, 2021, following a Republican vote to remove her from her leadership position.

Column: By ousting Liz Cheney, Republicans choose a half-wit’s lie over the health of our democracy

May 12, 2021 at 11:38 a.m.

As a liberal in good standing, I will never forgive the GOP for forcing me to admire something about Republican Rep. Liz Cheney. On the eve of her Wednesday ouster...

Fox News host Tucker Carlson at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington in 2019.

Column: Raising questions about the way Tucker Carlson raises questions.

May 11, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Americans deserve to know the answer to a question I made up: Did Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who has been doing all he can to raise doubts about the...

A couple watches as digital art displays are projected on the facade of the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago during the launch of Art on theMart on Sept. 29, 2018.

Column: Barack Obama projected onto Chicago’s Merchandise Mart? That’ll scare the Republicans away!

May 7, 2021 at 11:53 a.m.

Like most Chicagoans, I like seeing images projected onto the sides of huge buildings for no particular reason. It ties in nicely with the city's motto, "Urbs in Horto," which...

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., the House Republican Conference chair, speaks with reporters following a GOP strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 20, 2021.

Column: Liz Cheney must stop telling the truth or Kevin McCarthy will run her out of the Trumpub-LIE-can Party

May 5, 2021 at 10:07 a.m.

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney has committed the worst sin imaginable in today's version of the GOP: She told the truth. And now, in a real twist on the Bible's long-standing...

baiduhai newspapers are transported on a conveyor after being printed at Freedom Center on March 30, 2021.

Column: Dear rich person: Please save the baiduhai. You will be a hero. And I will mow your lawn.

May 4, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Dear anyone rich enough to buy my newspaper: Hi there! I'm sure you're busy, and I don't mean to be a bother, but I was wondering if you might consider...

President Joe Biden speaks during a rally April 29, 2021, at Infinite Energy Center in Duluth, Georgia.

Column: Americans don’t need Biden’s affordable child care or prekindergarten. That’s liberal hooey.

April 30, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Listen up, patriots. The last thing hardworking Americans need is access to affordable child care and free prekindergarten. That stuff's for communists and snowflakes. So you can imagine my outrage...

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