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...
Clarence Page: MAGA takes on Elon Musk’s ‘tech bros’ and their need for immigrant labor
The tech oligarchs who played a decisive role in Donald Trump's reelection want immigrant labor...
Heidi Stevens: His wife told him to jump in the lake. More than 4 years later, he still is. ‘There’s just a lot of joy in jumping in the water’
In the summer of 2020, when a pandemic gripped the globe and civil unrest filled...
Steve Chapman: For 2025, we should resist despair — but also false hope
The question whose answer will become clearer this year is whether the great American experiment...
John T. Shaw: University president shows that statesmanship can work wonders in academia
Patricia McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University, thinks big, acts boldly and speaks clearly —...
Daniel DePetris: Here are New Year’s resolutions for US foreign policy
The U.S. should keep a level head in 2025.
Clarence Page: Behind the ‘Lie of the Year’ about Haitian immigrants are some bitter truths
Donald Trump's victory has much to do with the immigration issue. In the spin of...
Edward Keegan: What kind of year has it been for Chicago architecture?
2024 was middling for Chicago architecture. No great new buildings came online, but the constant...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Will Joe Biden’s last push to end war in Sudan be enough?
The war in Sudan has received far less attention than the conflicts in the Middle...
Heidi Stevens: Happiness, hope and some hurdles — 24 things from 2024 that I’m carrying into the new year
Here are some of the things from the past year, in no particular order, that...
Daniel DePetris: How will Syria evolve under new leadership?
While the victory against Bashar Assad’s forces is a triumph, the jihadist-turned-statesman who is now...