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: Elon Musk takes on Washington, but can he take it over?
Neither Elon Musk nor Donald Trump has had any real guidance to offer lawmakers on...
Heidi Stevens: Holiday pajamas and police escorts — the infuriating contrast at Abundant Life Christian School
I’m trying to reconcile the playfulness of pajama day with to the flattened fury of...
Edward Keegan: Our stewardship of historic buildings has been abysmal. Chicago must do better.
Chicago has probably allowed the wanton destruction of more great design than any other city.
Clarence Page: Kash Patel and his ‘bureau of intimidation’
Donald Trump political loyalist Kash Patel, nominated to head the FBI, conjures memories of J....
Heidi Stevens: A son’s death and a father’s loving determination to keep his true, unvarnished story alive
Craig Mindrum hopes his friends never stop asking about Jonathan or sharing stories about him....
Elizabeth Shackelford: Romania is fighting back against Russia’s election interference
The Russian government has long been active in election interference and related disinformation campaigns against...
Laura Washington: Donald Trump must embrace expanded access to obesity-fighting drugs
The costs of obesity could outweigh the hefty price tag of allowing Americans on Medicare...
Daniel DePetris: Syrians are relieved Bashar Assad is gone. They also are right to be concerned about the future.
Syrians are relieved that Bashar Assad's reign is now a thing of the past. Yet...
Heidi Stevens: ‘I thought my dad was quite the woodsman.’ Pretending to chop down a tree and other tricks to keep the holidays magical
One of my favorite things about the holidays is the lengths that grown-ups go to...
David Greising: Brandon Johnson’s unprecedented spending means City Council is right to put away its rubber stamp
If Brandon Johnson really were serious about collaborating, he would have provided Chicago aldermen their...