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The new Cragin Park Fieldhouse stands Oct. 15, 2026, in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Edward Keegan: Is the minimalist fieldhouse in Chicago’s Cragin Park architecture or just a building??

By Edward Keegan

October 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Cragin Park Fieldhouse expresses a clear architectural character with its exposed steel structure. I...

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”...

The skylight of the new Jackson Boulevard entrance to Willis Tower is seen Aug. 28, 2019, in the Loop. An indoor mall, called Catalog, is being added to the base of the skyscraper.

Column: 10 ways architecture may change Chicago in 2021, the Year of the Question Mark

By Blair Kamin

December 22, 2020 at 2:36 p.m.

Writing an architecture and urban design preview for 2021 is an exercise in guesswork. With...

President-elect Joe Biden embraces his son Hunter Biden on Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.

Column: Preelection suppression of Hunter Biden story breaks Beltway journalism

By John Kass

December 16, 2020 at 6:57 a.m.

When I was just starting out as a reporter, I'd admire the many fine quotes...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Column: When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, fear is not an option for African Americans

By Dahleen Glanton

December 16, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

Earlier this week, I set out to write a column about why African Americans must...

Santa Claus adjusts his protective face shield between visits from children and their families at Bass Pro Shops, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Miami.

Nothing says Christmas like a super-size holiday Tweet of the Week poll

By Eric Zorn

December 19, 2020 at 11:38 a.m.

Instructions: Click the box next to each tweet that amuses you -- no limit to...

Attorney General Bill Barr leaves the U.S. Capitol after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in his office on Nov. 9, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

Column: Attorney General Bill Barr hits a new low on his way out the door

By Eric Zorn

December 15, 2020 at 4:38 p.m.

Before this week, it was tough to identify the single most infamous act of William...

President Donald Trump gestures while departing the White House in Washington on Dec. 12, 2020, en route to the Army-Navy football game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.

Column: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Ov …: A new poem about Donald Trump

By Mary Schmich

December 15, 2020 at 6:58 p.m.

This is the latest installment, and close to the last, of my four-year rhyming chronicle...

Joseph Epstein's Wall Street Journal essay about Dr. Jill Biden was pandering and dismissive. But what really rankled was the utter disdain for education and expertise.

Column: We didn’t just hate the Dr. Jill Biden op-ed by Joseph Epstein for its condescension. We hated it for its contempt for educators.

By Heidi Stevens

December 14, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.

Lola Burnham, one of my favorite journalism professors from my four years at Eastern Illinois...

Jill Biden waves to a Heinz Field crowd on Election Eve in Pittsburgh, on Nov. 2, 2020. A Wall Street Journal opinion piece published on Dec. 11 encouraging Jill Biden to "drop the 'Dr.' before your name" was met by incredulity and anger from legions of women in academia.

Column: It’s not just about Jill Biden — even physicians should drop the ‘doctor’ outside of professional contexts

By Eric Zorn

December 14, 2020 at 6:26 p.m.

Allow me to double down on the controversial notion that Jill Biden, wife of President-elect...

The Ghebremichael family, including Nardos, from left, Leah, Emanuel and Luke, have brunch together at home on Dec. 13, 2020.

Column: From Boggle and bridesmaid dresses on Zoom to elaborate Sunday brunches, families are finding beautiful ways to stay connected through COVID-19

By Heidi Stevens

December 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

At 4 p.m. March 22, 11 days after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a...

Jon Horton, Sentara director of pharmacy operations, unpacks boxes of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccination Dec. 14, 2020, morning in Norfolk, Virginia.

Column: As COVID-19 vaccine arrives, remember this: Your decisions over the holidays can still save lives

By Rex W. Huppke

December 14, 2020 at 11:22 a.m.

This week, the first Americans will roll up their sleeves and receive a vaccine to...

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