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A young woman reacts as she looks at her damaged home after Russia's night missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 14, 2026. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Elizabeth Shackelford: Trump’s abhorrent Russian diesel deal defies US laws and won’t lower gas prices

By Elizabeth Shackelford

October 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Donald Trump has illegally undone sanctions efforts against Russia. For all of this, Americans won’t...

Saturday Night Live Host Shane Gillis during the monologue on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (Will Heath/NBC/TNS)

Heidi Stevens: Shane Gillis ‘SNL’ opener misses the mark — and the moment

By Heidi Stevens

October 16, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

The most disappointing thing about Shane Gillis’ shopworn, hackneyed, tone-deaf, retrograde, unfunny “Saturday Night Live”...

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...

Agassiz Elementary School, shown Feb. 8, 2021, was named for Swiss scientist Louis J. Agassiz.

Column: Harriet Tubman will take the place of racist scientist’s name on Lakeview’s Agassiz Elementary School

By Heidi Stevens

March 22, 2021 at 5:11 p.m.

Agassiz Elementary School, the Lakeview school named for a Swiss scientist whose racist, discredited teachings...

Rita and Mike Jackson sing along to Bon Jovi's "Livin' on A Prayer" in Lakeview as people respond to social media posts for Chicagoans to participate in the singalong from their balconies on March 21, 2020.

Column: A year ago we were singing Bon Jovi out of our windows together. What happened to the unity?

By Heidi Stevens

March 22, 2021 at 2:57 p.m.

One year ago, on March 22, 2020, I sat at my kitchen table writing a...

Column: Focus on anti-Asian hate crimes brings renewed attention to Todd Ricketts use of an anti-Asian expression

By Eric Zorn

March 23, 2021 at 4:39 p.m.

The renewed focus on anti-Asian violence in recent days prompted several readers to remind me...

Column: Give customers and patients a choice to be served by vaccinated workers

By Eric Zorn

March 20, 2021 at 6:24 p.m.

It's apparently too much to ask that employers adopt a "no jab, no job" policy...

Marvin Hagler, right, avoids a left from Thomas Hearns during the first round of a world championship middleweight bout in Las Vegas in 1985. Hagler knocked out Hearns in the third round.

Column: Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Old school.

By John Kass

March 20, 2021 at 10:14 a.m.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler died last weekend. He lived in our current culture, but he really...

Travelers walk through the baggage claim area at O'Hare International Airport on March 11, 2021.

Column: The sad story of serial stowaway Marilyn Hartman just keeps getting sadder

By Eric Zorn

March 19, 2021 at 10:30 p.m.

Marilyn Hartman needs help. She doesn't need to be kept behind bars. She doesn't need...

Aerial view of a migrant camp where asylum seekers wait for U.S. authorities to allow them to start their migration process outside El Chaparral crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 17, 2021.

Column: The real causes of the border crisis — and the real remedies

By Steve Chapman

March 11, 2024 at 1:46 p.m.

In 2014, the Obama administration was faced with a surge in unaccompanied minors from Central...

Nancy Riley-James, 42, reacts at the makeshift memorial outside Gold Spa near Acworth, Georgia, on March 18, 2021, one of three businesses where eight people were killed and another injured by a gunman Tuesday.

Column: What is a ‘hate crime’? The Atlanta-area spa killings ignite new fears, divisions

By Clarence Page

March 19, 2021 at 3:45 p.m.

When I first wrote about a national surge in reported hate crimes against Asian Americans...

The American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement this week affirming its commitment to protecting the health and well-being of LGBTQ young people and condemning legislation that does the opposite.

Column: Stop targeting transgender kids in youth sports, says American Academy of Pediatrics. Bravo.

By Heidi Stevens

March 19, 2021 at 11:25 a.m.

In the wake of a rash of bills aimed at curbing the rights of transgender...

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton warms up before a game against the Arizona Cardinals at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 19, 2020.

Column: Dear new Bears quarterback Andy Dalton: Welcome to Chicago, despite the frosty reception.

By Rex W. Huppke

March 19, 2021 at 11:26 a.m.

Dear new Bears quarterback Andy Dalton: Hey, man. I know you're not hearing a lot...

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