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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 10, 2026 at 10:01 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...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a Chicago Police Department graduation ceremony at Navy Pier on Nov. 14, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

David Greising: CPD’s consent decree will be worth the cost if reforms are effectively implemented

By David Greising

November 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The false economies baked into the Chicago budget cuts are glaring when we compare the...

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at Symphony Center, Dec. 12, 2019. (José M. Osorio/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Rahm Emanuel leading the Democrats is a nonstarter

By Laura Washington

March 9, 2025 at 12:54 p.m.

The most compelling indictment of Rahm Emanuel can be summed up in two words: Laquan...

A billboard showing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is projected a day after the U.S. election in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 6, 2024. (Oded Balilty/AP)

Daniel DePetris: Can Donald Trump help resolve the conflicts in the Middle East?

By Daniel DePetris

November 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Donald Trump will reenter the White House in January with a Middle East mess he...

Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

Clarence Page: How Democrats let a rising generation of supporters slip away

By Clarence Page

March 9, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

Donald Trump’s winning strategy involved luring and enlisting a mostly male-oriented following that was largely...

Exterior view of the Lloyd Lewis and Kathryn Dougherty residence at 153 Little Saint Mary's Road in Libertyville on July 7, 1941. The home and furniture were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This image was photographed for Architectural Forum by Ken Hedrich. (Ken Hedrich/Courtesy of the Chicago History Museum)

Edward Keegan: 3 Chicago museum exhibits show us something new about architecture

By Edward Keegan

June 3, 2025 at 7:28 p.m.

Three exhibitions in Chicago museums tell some interesting stories about Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Miller...

Molly Pinta, then a Buffalo Grove teen who spearheaded Buffalo Grove's inaugural Pride parade, was named a 2020 Human Rights Campaign Foundation youth ambassador in 2020. Her mom, Carolyn Pinta, has been leading a campaign to send holiday cards to LGBTQ+ folks who’ve been shunned by their families. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Heidi Stevens: Spreading love and humanity to the LGBTQ+ community one holiday card at a time

By Heidi Stevens

November 25, 2024 at 12:29 p.m.

A campaign to send holiday cards — or cards for no occasion — to LGBTQ+...

An election inspector sorts through sealed bags of tabulated mail-in and early voting ballots in a count room at the Kenosha Wisconsin Municipal Building on Nov. 5, 2024. Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in key states including Wisconsin. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Here’s a post-election to-do list for Democrats

By Laura Washington

March 9, 2025 at 12:53 p.m.

Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden, but never separated herself from his poisonous positions on the...

Ukrainian soldiers at a frontline bunker position to fight a close Russian advance near Toretsk, Ukraine, on Oct. 9, 2024. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

Daniel DePetris: How will Donald Trump handle the war in Ukraine?

By Daniel DePetris

November 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Besides insisting that he could resolve the war in Ukraine in a day, none of...

Jasmine Moore, right, of Chicago, watches election results at a Democratic Party of Illinois watch party at the Joy District venue in the River North neighborhood on Nov. 5, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Clarence Page: Will Democrats learn from a humiliating loss?

By Clarence Page

March 9, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

After Tuesday's crushing defeat, the Democrats still have a lot to learn, particularly about some...

Then-Gov.-elect JB Pritzker talks with then-President Donald Trump during a meeting on Dec. 13, 2018, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)

David Greising: What does a new Trump presidency mean for Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois?

By David Greising

November 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson could find themselves tested after Donald...

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