Elizabeth Shackelford: Trump’s abhorrent Russian diesel deal defies US laws and won’t lower gas prices
Donald Trump has illegally undone sanctions efforts against Russia. For all of this, Americans won’t...
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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”...
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...
Column: Downers Grove baker who ‘always looks out for people’ battles COVID-19, and community rushes in to help
For decades, Chuck Kalousek has led the inverted life of a baker, manning the ovens...
Column: Police traffic stops are a needless danger
Driving has become much less dangerous over time, thanks to new safety features in cars,...
Column: Hank Azaria’s apology for voicing Indian character Apu on ‘The Simpsons’ should lead to an honest reckoning on our bias against accents
Hank Azaria's recent apology for voicing the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian-born convenience store clerk...
Maker of Huggies and Kleenex to bring 250 jobs here, open Fulton Market office
The maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues plans to bring 250 jobs from Wisconsin...
Column: Chicago couple undergoes state’s first kidney transplant between HIV-positive patients. ‘They are really pioneers.’
Al Morales learned he needed a new kidney in late 2017. He had a seizure...
Column: Chicago looks to Minnesota, awaits another police shooting video, and holds its breath
Chicago holds its breath, awaiting release of a police video showing 13-year-old Adam Toledo, reportedly...
Have your Tweet of the Week poll and take it, too
Instructions: Click the box next to each tweet that amuses you -- no limit to...
Column: After the killing of Daunte Wright, it’s time to talk about defunding the police again
Daunte Wright should not have been killed in a routine traffic stop. But once again,...
Column: Adam Toledo. Daunte Wright. George Floyd. Over and over, after a police killing, a grieving family is left to plead for peace
After Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old Chicago boy, was shot to death by a Chicago police...
Column: What do ‘sparks of life’ have to do with George Floyd’s death?
Jurors at former police Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial in Minneapolis learned Monday that George...