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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...

Javier Lopez, 8, a Chicago Public School student at Skinner North Classical Elementary School, on the first day of remote learning at his family's Chicago home on Sept. 8, 2020.

Column: Welcome to the strangest 1st day of school ever. It’s OK to feel utterly, completely lost.

By Heidi Stevens

September 8, 2020 at 12:32 p.m.

We've never been here before. We've never started a school year away from our school...

Concrete workers top out the Vista Tower on the 101st floor on April 26, 2019.

Vista Tower condo buyer sues to scrap $10 million purchase in Chicago’s third-tallest skyscraper

By Ryan Ori

September 8, 2020 at 9:32 a.m.

Vista Tower hasn't opened yet, but a buyer of a $10 million condo in what...

Luke Magana, a cashier at Mariano's in Oak Lawn, checks out customers on March 20, 2020.

Column: On this Labor Day in the midst of a pandemic, our front-line and essential workers are the heroes

By Dahleen Glanton

September 7, 2020 at 7:18 a.m.

Americans often take Labor Day for granted. It is one of those ambiguous holidays that...

Ryan Tracy, owner of Beer on the Wall, takes a swig of German beer during Main Street Oktoberfest in Park Ridge in 2017.

Column: Show some love. Be good to each other. A Park Ridge cafe owner inspires us on Labor Day

By Mary Schmich

September 4, 2020 at 6:21 p.m.

Last Tuesday, in a move that should inspire bosses everywhere, Ryan Tracy closed his two...

Column: What if, in those violent big cities run by liberal Democrats, the politics were different?

By John Kass

September 6, 2020 at 7:19 a.m.

You want to play a game? It's Labor Day weekend. You've got some time. But...

Mary Chappell, editor-in-chief of the student-run Loyola Phoenix, at the Loyola University Chicago campus on Sept. 3, 2020.

Column: The Phoenix rises: Loyola’s student newspaper takes a courageous stand for journalism

By Eric Zorn

September 6, 2020 at 9:52 a.m.

"Things turned ugly," wrote Mary Chappell, "when we posted videos of students being taken into...

People march while calling for justice for Daniel Prude on Sept. 3, 2020, in Rochester, New York.

Column: Do we ask police to do too much? Daniel Prude case forces questions about mental health care

By Clarence Page

September 4, 2020 at 2:25 p.m.

Shocking video of a Black Chicago man naked, handcuffed and losing consciousness at the hands...

Airickca Gordon-Taylor, center in purple, and the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., both cousins of Emmett Till, speak outside Roberts Temple Church of God In Christ in Chicago on Aug. 28, 2015. They led a motorcade to Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the death of Emmett Till. Till's funeral took place at Roberts Temple in September 1955.

Column: A plaque on Emmett Till’s house is just a first step. Chicago can do a better job of preserving Black history sites. Even city’s top planner says so.

By Blair Kamin

September 4, 2020 at 9:50 a.m.

The slipshod manner with which Chicago often treats its African American landmarks was visible for...

Portrait of Lynn Osmond, president and CEO of the Chicago Architecture Center.

Column: Lynn Osmond steers the Chicago Architecture Center through turbulent waters

By Blair Kamin

September 4, 2020 at 12:50 p.m.

No need to hit a jazz club or Second City if you're hungry for some...

With a video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a hair salon displayed, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a news briefing at the White House Sept. 3.

Column: Remember, Nancy Pelosi, it’s always those little things that bite

By John Kass

September 4, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

There's something delicious about hard-eyed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi playing the victim of a "setup"...

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