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Former Indiana U,S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, who was co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, in his office at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington on Nov. 24, 2006. (Pete Souza/baiduhai)

John T. Shaw: We need Congress to ponder the long term with a new future-focused group

By John T. Shaw

October 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Half a century ago, many lawmakers viewed their responsibilities differently and created a forum to...

This image from CCTV video released by Saudi Arabia's Media Ministry shows passengers taking cover as flames and smoke fill part of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during what authorities described as a strike at the airport on Oct. 10, 2026. (Saudi Media Ministry via AP)

Daniel DePetris: Resumption of war between Houthis and Saudis is bad timing for Donald Trump

By Daniel DePetris

October 12, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

The attacks in Saudi Arabia come when Donald Trump is in a standoff over the...

Attorneys for Christa Pike hold a news conference after a judge ruled the Tennessee Department of Corrections must preserve all evidence related to the failed execution of Pike, on Oct. 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. (George Walker IV/AP)

Clarence Page: A botched execution shakes our death penalty presumptions

By Clarence Page

October 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The botched execution of Christa Pike offers a gross illustration of the cruelty that capital...

Pedestrians walk through Macy's department store at Water Tower Place Thursday Jan. 7, 2021. Macy's closed the department store, leaving the space vacant for the first time since the eight-story mall opened in 1975 with Marshall Field's as the anchor tenant. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Target no longer in talks for Water Tower Place space vacated by Macy’s, alderman says

By Ryan Ori

July 12, 2021 at 7:25 a.m.

Target is no longer in talks to open a store in the Water Tower Place...

Rachel Walter administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Daryl Arnold during the "Vax & Relax" COVID-19 vaccination event at It's Official Barber Shop in the Englewood neighborhood on June 5.

Column: We’re in no mood to celebrate — that’s COVID and ‘the long goodbye’

By Chris Jones

July 9, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

Like most of humanity, The Economist has been agonizing over when the seemingly endless COVID-19...

Protesters at an anti-vaccine rally hold signs outside of Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, on June 26, 2021.

Column: A note of thanks to the unvaccinated, from a very happy coronavirus

By Rex W. Huppke

July 9, 2021 at 2:25 p.m.

The following missive was transmitted to me via airborne droplets. It claims to be from...

Bottled Blonde in River North on June 6, 2017. The now shuttered bar and restaurant location has been leased by Boka Restaurant Group.

Boka plans River North restaurant in former Bottled Blonde space

By Ryan Ori

July 7, 2021 at 5:32 p.m.

The restaurant group behind concepts such as Girl & the Goat and Boka plans to...

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown speaks to the press outside Advocate Christ Medical Center after a police officer and two federal agents were shot on the Far South Side on July 7, 2021.

Column: Bail reform isn’t to blame for Chicago’s violence. And finger-pointing doesn’t help.

By Rex W. Huppke

July 7, 2021 at 5:27 p.m.

On the heels of a grimly violent Fourth of July weekend, with more than 100...

Southport Lanes is not coming back from COVID-19. Everything, including the iconic sign and bowling lanes, will be sold by auction.

By Ryan Ori

July 7, 2021 at 5:33 p.m.

Southport Lanes is ready to auction off all of its belongings, including the sign hanging...

The 60-story Chase Tower and Exelon Plaza in Chicago, July 6, 2021.

Chase eyes sites for potential new skyscraper, in what could lead to one of the largest office leases in Chicago history

By Ryan Ori

July 6, 2021 at 3:45 p.m.

JPMorgan Chase is looking at development sites where it could lease as much as 1...

Gwendolyn Berry, left, looks away as DeAnna Price and Brooke Andersen stand for the national anthem June 26, 2021, after the finals of the women's hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon.

Column: Pot, politics, protests — yes, it must be time again for the Olympics

By Clarence Page

July 6, 2021 at 2:28 p.m.

Hey, sports fans, it's time for the Olympics again. So let's talk about pot, protests...

Chase Tower

By Contributed Content

July 6, 2021 at 1:36 p.m.

Chase Tower and Exelon Plaza in Chicago on July 6, 2021. JPMorgan Chase's skyscraper, designed...

Bill Cosby, center, listens to members of his team speaks with members of the media outside Cosby's home in Elkins Park, Pa., June 30, 2021, after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sex assault conviction.

Column: Race, gender blame game won’t save Bill Cosby or Mayor Lori Lightfoot

By Clarence Page

July 2, 2021 at 4:29 p.m.

Bill Cosby and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot may not know each other but both have...

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