Heidi Stevens: Shane Gillis ‘SNL’ opener misses the mark — and the moment
The most disappointing thing about Shane Gillis’ shopworn, hackneyed, tone-deaf, retrograde, unfunny “Saturday Night Live”...
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John T. Shaw: We need Congress to ponder the long term with a new future-focused group
Half a century ago, many lawmakers viewed their responsibilities differently and created a forum to...
Daniel DePetris: Resumption of war between Houthis and Saudis is bad timing for Donald Trump
The attacks in Saudi Arabia come when Donald Trump is in a standoff over the...
Column: Finally, free agency for college athletes
A lot of young people enroll at a university they think will suit their needs...
Column: Naomi Osaka’s protest will succeed — because celebrity is changing fast
One night before the pandemic, I watched a famous Broadway star generously spend a half-hour...
Column: Naomi Osaka quitting the French Open is our invitation to find a better way. And that goes beyond tennis.
Maybe there's a better way. When tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open...
Column: Let’s give Mayor Lightfoot’s violence reduction plan a chance to work this summer
In the first test of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's new summer safety plan, three people were...
Poll: You can’t spell ‘Tweet of the Week’ without ‘we’
Instructions: Click the box next to each tweet that amuses you -- no limit to...
Column: Ominous GOP state legislatures around the country justify heavy-handed partisanship of Illinois Democrats
In North Carolina earlier this spring, 14 Republican lawmakers co-sponsored a bill asserting the General...
Column: Chicago doctor needs a liver to stay alive. His family friend, a young dad of 2, is donating 60% of his.
Rick Foulkes has shared some big moments in Adam Laski's life. When Adam was a...
Column: Let’s not forget: Chicago had a ‘Black Wall Street’ too
Of the many lessons to be considered 100 years after a breathtakingly brutal race riot...
Column: Antisemitic attacks show people believe all Jews think alike
It matters not which group is in the crosshairs, prejudice inevitably rests on the adjective...
Column: It’s summer. Again. Make your summer resolutions before it’s gone again.
And the summer's come again. That's a line from Jennifer Warnes' song "Lights of Lousianne,"...