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President Donald Trump, right, meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, left, for bilateral talks at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 8, 2026, in Ankara, Turkey. (Win McNamee/Getty)

Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump’s fight with Volodymyr Zelenskyy reveals a deeper frustration

By Daniel DePetris

October 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The likely driver for the latest fight over Ukraine is that the war Donald Trump...

Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher waves to the stage during the 27th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor celebrating Maher on June 29, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP)

Clarence Page: Beware the charm of our rising chatbots

By Clarence Page

October 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Besides the existential risks of artificial intelligence, consider how AI chatbots insinuate themselves in the...

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 19, 2026 at 8:09 a.m.

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

A tugboat pulls a shipping container vessel out of a port in Singapore on Aug. 17, 2020.

Column: Americans love free trade. Trump and Biden don’t.

By Steve Chapman

September 16, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.

President John F. Kennedy once noted, "There's an old saying that victory has a hundred...

The Gun Violence Memorial Project was part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial at the Chicago Cultural Center in 2019.

Chicago’s architectural biennial keeps the city at the forefront of design. But will it be held in 2021?

By Blair Kamin

September 16, 2020 at 11:57 a.m.

Will there be a Chicago Architecture Biennial next year at this time? Even if you've...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington.

Column: Republicans adopt ‘herd mentality’ to Trump’s dangerous rigged-election rhetoric by staying silent

By Rex W. Huppke

September 16, 2020 at 9:06 a.m.

As President Donald Trump continues to recklessly paint mail-in ballots as nefarious liberal creations, as...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle speaks to the media May 27, 2020, in Chicago.

Column: Boss Preckwinkle and Braveheart Evans muscle a judge to protect Kim Foxx

By John Kass

September 16, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is up for reelection in November. And Foxx and...

Leticia Hernandez and her children, Valeria 7, left, and Alondra, 8, arrive for Chicago Public Schools supervised learning at Francisco Madero Middle School on Sept. 10, 2020.

Column: You’re parenting during a pandemic! Has anyone told you good job lately?

By Heidi Stevens

September 16, 2020 at 11:18 a.m.

A long, long time ago (last year) I wrote a column reminding all of you...

President Donald Trump blows a kiss to supporters after speaking during an indoor campaign rally at Xtreme Manufacturing in Henderson, Nevada on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.

Column: Why I wince when I hear the words ‘white privilege’

By Clarence Page

September 15, 2020 at 1:08 p.m.

Asking President Donald Trump how he feels about "white privilege" is sort of like asking...

Everything, even the Tweet of the Week poll, happens for a reason

By Eric Zorn

September 18, 2020 at 12:49 p.m.

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

Tribune writer Rick Kogan at Stan's Donuts & Coffee in Chicago in April, reporting on a story not long after his return to health.

Column: When I almost died: My days battling the coronavirus and what I remember the most

By Rick Kogan

September 15, 2020 at 10:03 a.m.

Last week, when I read my own obituary, I remembered the first time I almost...

Pedestrians cross the Adams Street bridge near Union Station during the afternoon commute period Sept. 10, 2020.

Column: Downtown Chicago is down, but don’t count it out

By Blair Kamin

September 14, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.

So dismal were downtown Chicago's economic prospects in 1940, 11 years after the onset of...

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10), head coach Matt Nagy, defensive tackle Akiem Hicks (96) and cornerback Kyle Fuller (23) during the national anthem at Ford Field in Detroit on Sept. 13, 2020.

Column: The Chicago Bears win was big. The players’ diverse protests during the national anthem were bigger.

By Rex W. Huppke

September 14, 2020 at 12:36 p.m.

The Chicago Bears won the season opener, a stunning fourth-quarter comeback over the Detroit Lions....

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