John T. Shaw: Finland’s president offers a compelling plan for a new world order By John T. Shaw October 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Finland's president believes the system created after World War II must be rebuilt and rebalanced...
Edward Keegan: It’s time to tear down Dearborn Park’s walls in the South Loop By Edward Keegan October 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The architecture throughout Dearborn Park is very much a product of its time. And it...
Heidi Stevens: A joyful life, a too-early death and the gift of sight for two people who lost theirs By Heidi Stevens October 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Heidis Stevens has long said that before she fell in love with journalism, she fell...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Return of ‘might makes right’ imperils the UN’s mission as AI threatens our existence By Elizabeth Shackelford October 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. If ever a technology demanded international cooperation and governance, to manage the risks and maximize...
Daniel DePetris: Venezuela has bent to US will. Is that good for Venezuelans? By Daniel DePetris September 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Venezuela's new leader is no doubt trying to demonstrate her usefulness to the Trump administration,...
Clarence Page: Nikole Hannah-Jones demonstrates why parents sometimes need to go to school, too By Clarence Page September 29, 2026 at 3:49 p.m. Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones enrolled her daughter in a struggling school as part of an ideological...
John T. Shaw: US Rep. Nikki Budzinski believes centrist workhorses can prevail over far-left show horses By John T. Shaw September 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Centrists may not claim to usher in new eras in American economic and political life,...
Heidi Stevens: The president doesn’t want your pesky questions. But the founders had a different idea. By Heidi Stevens September 25, 2026 at 10:54 a.m. The day after President Donald Trump announced he was banning CNN, Politico and MS Now...
David Greising: We need statewide solutions to the poor oversight at Illinois’ county jails By David Greising September 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. People held in Illinois' 90 county jails are virtually all presumed innocent. As a society,...
Laura Washington: Taking back Congress should be a slam dunk for Democrats By Laura Washington September 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Serendipity in the form of misfortune is shining on the Democratic Party’s electoral prospects.