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...
Daniel DePetris: The US looks impotent as warfare between Israel and Hezbollah escalates
If Hezbollah uses longer-range missiles against Israel, Washington’s efforts to prevent a full-scale war likely...
Clarence Page: ‘Rhetoric’ has scary consequences for Springfield, Ohio
Rumors of pet killing and eating turn out to have a long history as a...
Edward Keegan: New West Side Boys & Girls Club is a quintessential Chicago building for the 21st century
Beyond just hosting after-school programs, the Rusu-McCartin Boys & Girls Club inspires awe and wonder.
Elizabeth Shackelford: We need the United Nations in the peacekeeping business again
Research has consistently shown that third-party peacekeeping is effective, so why is funding for it...
Heidi Stevens: ‘I had every conceivable emotion.’ What happened when one teacher’s 8th-graders learned she never had a birthday party
A group of kids saw an opening — to heal a wound, to brighten a...
Laura Washington: Is Jesse Jackson Jr. seeking a second act?
Jesse Jackson Jr. has the juice for a political comeback. He could upset the pecking...
Daniel DePetris: The US and China are talking again. But will it lead anywhere?
The U.S. and China are still talking past one another on the big issues —...
Clarence Page: Kamala Harris makes the most of her chances, while Donald Trump phones it in
Kamala Harris understood Donald Trump's deepest insecurities, and she wasted no time in coaxing her...
David Greising: Is a property tax hike in the making to fill Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget hole?
It seems almost a foregone conclusion that a property tax hike will be in the...
Heidi Stevens: The lie about immigrants eating pets raises a larger question: What if we tuned into each other’s hunger and humanity?
The former president's lie raises a larger question: What if we tuned into each other’s...