Rex W. Huppke – Page 26

An empty classroom at Lane Tech College Prep is seen on April 17, 2020, in Chicago on the same day Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that all schools will remain closed statewide to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Column: A note to high schoolers living a pandemic-shattered senior year: It hurts. Let it. But look ahead.

April 22, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

A quick note to high school seniors here in Illinois and across the country: This sucks. Let's start with that unarguable statement. The coronavirus pandemic has shattered any reasonable vision...

A demonstrator leads protest chants during a rally in Olympia, Washington, on Sunday, April 19, 2020, against Gov. Jay Inslee's 'Stay Home, Stay Healthy' emergency order in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Column: Protests against coronavirus stay-at-home orders put us all at risk, may delay America’s reopening

April 20, 2020 at 11:45 a.m.

While they are few in number, those who've decided it's their duty as Americans to protest coronavirus lockdowns are putting their self-interest over the health of others. Period. You can...

Column: Between Dr. Phil’s lunacy and promoting coronavirus protesters, Fox News is trying to kill its audience

April 17, 2020 at 4:19 p.m.

It seems the Fox News network — which is as much a "news network" as I am a "banana cream pie" — is trying to kill off its audience. Not...

Sample testing devices used in diagnosing the COVID-19 novel coronavirus are checked on a production line as they are prepared to be included in testing kits for shipment at the SD Biosensor bio-diagnostic company near Cheongju, south of Seoul on March 27, 2020.

Column: Trump’s coronavirus failure has Illinois governor flying masks from China. We should be outraged

April 15, 2020 at 10:33 a.m.

To get personal protective equipment for state workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, the governor of Illinois has had to spend nearly $2 million on charter flights...

President Donald Trump, center, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, watch Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, address a news conference about the coronavirus at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2020.

Column: King Trump decrees that he will decide when states reopen, sowing confusion — which is the point

April 13, 2020 at 2:03 p.m.

On Monday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted this sensible declaration, Trump-splaining presidential powers as they relate to the coronavirus pandemic: "For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in...

Home support specialist Ana Diazdeleon cares for a COVID-19 patient on April 7, 2020, in Bellwood.

Column: COVID-19 and people with disabilities: Chicago-area care workers show how love conquers fear

April 10, 2020 at 10:33 a.m.

Ana Diazdeleon could be home with her family in Chicago. She could be sheltering in place, waiting out the coronavirus pandemic, following the recommended steps to stay healthy. Instead, she's...

A jogger runs on the Lakefront Trail near the Diversey Harbor inlet in Chicago on March 25, 2020.

Column: This Coronavirus Pandemic Weight Loss Plan will help you flatten your curve

April 8, 2020 at 10:13 a.m.

As the country remains on coronavirus lockdown, Americans have divided into two distinct groups: People who write Facebook posts that say "I'm actually LOSING weight during this pandemic!" and people...

Visitors walk along reopened Navy Pier on May 2, 2021, in Chicago.

Column: With coronavirus pandemic, there’s no ‘normal’ on the horizon. America must brace for a long haul

April 6, 2020 at 10:46 a.m.

Americans are daydreaming a return to normal, eyeing the calendar — May? Maybe June? — as if a switch will get flicked and the coronavirus pandemic and its life-altering impact...

Column: A coronavirus letter home to my beloved, who is sitting 6 feet away

April 1, 2020 at 10:20 a.m.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced families in Illinois and across the country to shelter in place and spend more time together in close quarters. Though it has yet to be...

James Yarbrough and his 3-year-old granddaughter Eva Kramer stand in Yarbrough's doorway with drawings she made for people in an assisted living facility on March 29, 2020, in Elmhurst. They responded to Tribune columnist Rex Huppke's request for people to make connections with isolated seniors during the coronavirus pandemic.

Column: Facing coronavirus, Chicagoans unite as #PandemicPals and write letters to isolated seniors

March 30, 2020 at 11:34 a.m.

One thing I love about this big, messy, diverse and often difficult city and all its surrounding suburbs is this: When there's trouble and you give people a path they...

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