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...
Steve Chapman: For Donald Trump, victory is not vindication
Enjoying the powers entrusted to them by the Constitution, Americans elected a man who is...
Laura Washington: Washington Park is a palette of Black life in Chicago. I’ll see you there.
A new book of photography from the summer of 1987 presents powerful black-and-white images of...
Daniel DePetris: Iran is in a difficult position as it considers retaliating against Israel
Iran has two choices: Let last month’s Israeli military retaliation be the end of the...
Clarence Page: The presidential campaign season ends on cruel notes
I long for the days when candidates spoke not only to their loyal base but...
Edward Keegan: New Damen Green Line station elevates transit above the mundane
Every Chicago "L" station doesn’t need to be as monumental as Damen, but why not?
Elizabeth Shackelford: As Americans wait for their election, the world waits for it too
How our election turns out will affect people well beyond our borders in Ukraine, Sudan...
Heidi Stevens: Regardless of the outcome, this election is going to take some time to process. Here’s how we could start
We are a body politic. Bodies do best when all of their parts are functioning....
Laura Washington: Newspapers are under assault and vanishing to our detriment
The dark and angry demonization of the media in politics is courtesy of Donald Trump...
Daniel DePetris: Is there really an ‘axis of evil’ set on destroying the US?
Cooperation among China, Russia, Iran and North Korea is in fact happening. But this temporary...
Clarence Page: Is Donald Trump a fascist at heart? Close enough for me.
In this year's campaign, Trump has considered no epithet too vile to be off-limits. It's...