David Greising: The race for Chicago school board president is about ideas — and character
It will take savvy strategic thinking, backed by the character needed for leadership, to make...
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Heidi Stevens: I wish we modeled better care for the young people who are making sense of the world right now
I hope that when we’re all writing our stories, the ones that are still being...
Steve Chapman: Republicans are fanning baseless fears about American Muslims
You might expect that as the memory of the 9/11 attacks and the global war...
Elizabeth Shackelford: America’s president is for sale
The Qatari jet may be the flashiest, but it’s only the latest in a flood...
Daniel DePetris: The Trump administration cools off India-Pakistan conflict — for now
With last-minute U.S. mediation, cooler heads prevailed between India and Pakistan. But a flare-up is...
Clarence Page: Pope Leo XIV seems well loved — but for how long?
The more I have learned about Robert Prevost, the more I am reminded of what...
‘All mothers sacrifice’: Despite hardship, my mom made sure I had the things that really matter
My mom would use the little money she had to buy me wrestling action figures....
David Greising: Gun buybacks in Chicago can do some good — but CPD owes us transparency
Gun buybacks can do some good. But they need to be effectively run. They shouldn't...
Heidi Stevens: So much is stolen when a grown woman calls a child a racial slur — including the child’s innocence
A viral video shows a white woman who called a 5-year-old boy the N-word at...
Steve Chapman: President Donald Trump’s policies are an education in folly
This clownfest dramatizes something Americans had but didn’t appreciate: a functioning system administered by people...
Daniel DePetris: As Donald Trump prepares for Middle East visit, his efforts there aren’t inspiring
Much in the Middle East is beyond Washington’s capacity to control, and the issues it...
Clarence Page: Let’s take advantage of the crime downturn to learn what’s gone right
Amid all the executive orders, will the president and his MAGA movement notice the good...
Edward Keegan: Millennium Park has failed to live up to its promise
Ticketed events should be the rare exception at Millennium Park. Gates and fences should be...