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Chicago school board president candidates Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson participate in a forum at the Copernicus Center on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

David Greising: The race for Chicago school board president is about ideas — and character

By David Greising

October 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

It will take savvy strategic thinking, backed by the character needed for leadership, to make...

Heidi Stevens: I wish we modeled better care for the young people who are making sense of the world right now

By Heidi Stevens

October 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

I hope that when we’re all writing our stories, the ones that are still being...

Far-right activist Jake Lang stands on the back of a truck displaying anti-Muslim messages during a demonstration outside the annual Palestine Fest at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Oct. 4, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Steve Chapman: Republicans are fanning baseless fears about American Muslims

By Steve Chapman

October 8, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

You might expect that as the memory of the 9/11 attacks and the global war...

Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, listens as President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on July 8, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Clarence Page: Is the Jeffrey Epstein scandal finally behind us? Don’t bet on it.

By Clarence Page

July 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Whether they exist or not, "the Epstein files" became a story in themselves.

People walk past the National Public Housing Museum at 919 S. Ada St. in Chicago on July 11, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Edward Keegan: The future of public housing is on Chicago’s Taylor Street

By Edward Keegan

July 13, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago's new National Public Housing Museum and Roosevelt Square mixed-use apartments show glimmers of architectural...

An ICE agent is shown at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on June 15, 2025. ICE detained an immigrant in Skokie. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Elizabeth Shackelford: Donald Trump wants to deport migrants to South Sudan. What awaits them isn’t pretty.

By Elizabeth Shackelford

July 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

I have worked in South Sudan as a diplomat. It is on the brink of...

A woman holds a child as she walks past burning tires during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 19, 2025. The capital is close to falling to armed gangs. (Patrice Noel/ZUMA Press)

Daniel DePetris: The strife in Ecuador, Mexico and Haiti is easy to miss in our frenetic news cycle

By Daniel DePetris

July 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Conflicts in Ecuador, Mexico and Haiti stem from corruption, a lack of state authority and...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) pumps his fist in the air and chants "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" while celebrating the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act with fellow Republicans in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on July 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

Clarence Page: Old ‘welfare queen’ legends haunt Donald Trump’s budget plan

By Clarence Page

July 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The fact remains that Republicans are only slightly offsetting significant tax cuts for the rich...

A man holds a flag that reads "Shame" outside the Library of Congress on May 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty)

Heidi Stevens: On long list of things being cut, art may seem inconsequential. It’s not

By Heidi Stevens

July 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

If the first six months of this administration have taught us anything, it’s that we...

President Donald Trump alights from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 17, 2025. (Al Drago/Getty)

Steve Chapman: Congress and the Supreme Court approve Donald Trump’s drive for absolute power

By Steve Chapman

July 2, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The question is not whether Congress or the Supreme Court has the power to stop...

President Donald Trump puts on a "USA" hat as he arrives on Air Force One in Amsterdam, traveling to a NATO summit on June 24, 2025. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

Daniel DePetris: What lessons are foreign leaders taking from Donald Trump’s Iran bombing?

By Daniel DePetris

July 1, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The decision to bomb Iran may prompt Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to change their...

Wesleyan University President Michael Roth in his office on Sept. 18, 2019, in Middletown, Connecticut. (Kassi Jackson/Hartford Courant)

John T. Shaw: Wesleyan University’s president stands up for higher education as it’s under assault

By John T. Shaw

June 30, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The president of Wesleyan University has taken the more honorable route against President Donald Trump's...

Driver Alex Bowman races down Balbo Drive during the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in Grant Park on July 7, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Edward Keegan: NASCAR has embraced the Chicago backdrop, but will it return?

By Edward Keegan

June 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The NASCAR Chicago Street Race is an exceptionally well-conceived and packaged mirror of the city.

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