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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”...

President Donald Trump supporters protest the Nov. 3 elections in front of the Clark County Election Department in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 6, 2020.

Column: This time Trump’s abuse of public trust is wounding democracy

By Clarence Page

November 13, 2020 at 2:14 p.m.

How delusional can we Americans be? Hardly anything brings out the loony like a heated...

Column: Trump’s crazy Electoral College scheme is doomed

By Steve Chapman

November 14, 2020 at 5:52 p.m.

The Republican Party has lost in the popular vote for president in seven of the...

Can the pandemic and technology improve the Thanksgiving experience?

Column: As coronavirus cases surge, plan for Thanksgiving on Zoom – and be glad there’s a mute button

By Rex W. Huppke

November 13, 2020 at 4:32 p.m.

As coronavirus cases surge and talks of shutdowns in Chicago and across the country resume,...

Column: Trump’s tantrum injects some badly needed comedy into a tragic 2020

By Eric Zorn

November 12, 2020 at 5:08 p.m.

I've settled comfortably into "highly amused." President Donald Trump's epic, infantile postelection hissy fit strikes...

A woman shouts toward supporters of President-elect Joe Biden, as supporters of President Donald Trump protest outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Nov. 8, 2020, a day after the 2020 election was called for Biden.

Column: Give Republicans a standing ovation for their voter fraud performance

By Dahleen Glanton

November 12, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

One by one, Republicans have taken to the stage to show their support for Donald...

Supporters of President Donald Trump rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, on Nov. 7, 2020, after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was declared the presumptive winner of the election.

Column: Trump’s denial of defeat creates fantasy MAGA-verse. Here are some election facts to burst his bubble.

By Rex W. Huppke

November 12, 2020 at 9:08 a.m.

Donald Trump is doing an excellent job creating a fantasy world — let's call it...

Walter Nogulich's daughter Natalija Nogulich brushes his hair on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2020, in his Niles home.

Column: For 100-year-old World War II vet and his bride, it was all destiny

By John Kass

November 12, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

Walter Nogulich, 100 years old this month, was called "Wiffy" by his friends in Chicago...

Holding a photo of himself in his uniform when he was about 22, World War II Army veteran Walter Nogulich sits in his home on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2020, in Niles. Nogulich, who turned 100 on Nov. 6, was part of the Normandy invasion in 1944.

WWII veteran Walter Nogulich turns 100

By Contributed Content

November 11, 2020 at 5:16 p.m.

Walter Nogulich turned 100 on Nov. 6. He's a veteran of World War II and...

Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden speaks to the media about the Trump administration's lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act on Nov. 10 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden also answered questions about the transition process.

Column: Joe Biden won’t foster a cult of personality — and that’s good for democracy

By Steve Chapman

November 11, 2020 at 4:45 p.m.

When he first ran for president, Barack Obama evoked fervent loyalty and extravagant dreams in...

Jailyn Banks, center, King M, right, and others celebrate as presumptive President-elect Joe Biden arrives on stage at the Chase Center to address the nation on Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.

Column: Black women and Latinas are poised to start a political revolution without white women

By Dahleen Glanton

November 11, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

This election revealed the potential for a powerful women's coalition going forward. White women won't...

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