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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...

Antonio Jenkins paints a mural of George Floyd at the site where he was murdered by a police officer in 2020 at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, on May 25, 2024. Saturday marked the four-year anniversary of Floyd's murder. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune)

Clarence Page: Four years after George Floyd’s death, what’s happened to the racial reckoning?

By Clarence Page

May 29, 2024 at 8:10 a.m.

The racial reckoning immediately following George Floyd's killing in 2020 seems to have fizzled out.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, third from right, listens to a briefing on multiple Stinger missile launchers during his visit to inspect Taiwanese military in Taoyuan in northern Taiwan on May 23, 2024. (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)

Daniel DePetris: China sends Taiwan’s new president a message of belligerence

By Daniel DePetris

May 28, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Shortly after the inauguration of William Lai, China issued some strong rhetoric and authorized joint...

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann, visit the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Feb. 28, 2018. An upside-down American flag was displayed outside of Alito's home Jan. 17, 2021, days after former President Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, The New York Times reported. It's a symbol associated with Trump's false claims of election fraud. "It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor's use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs," Alito said in an emailed statement to the newspaper. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Clarence Page: The credibility crisis at the Supreme Court hits a fever pitch

By Clarence Page

May 26, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

The controversy over the many "messaging" flags the Alitos fly hits the Supreme Court hard.

Amy Dickinson is ending her column. (Bill Hogan/baiduhai)

‘Ask Amy’ says goodbye, making way for new advice columnist, R. Eric Thomas

By Darcel Rockett

May 27, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

Longtime advice columnist Amy Dickinson is leaving "Ask Amy," the writing gig that she's had...

Lane Tech High School baseball player Ethan Borggren, left, celebrates after scoring a run at the Chicago Public League's city championship baseball game at Wrigley Field on May 20, 2024. (Zara Linneman)

Heidi Stevens: What a night of watching kids’ dreams come true at Wrigley Field reminds me about humanity

By Heidi Stevens

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

As a bunch of families watched their children's dreams come true, it reminds us that,...

Chicago Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, speaks during a meeting of the Chicago City Council on May 22, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

David Greising: Aldermen gain upper hand over ShotSpotter’s future

By David Greising

May 24, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

ShotSpotter brought about an unusual harmony between aldermen from the Northwest and Southwest sides and...

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker speaks to the news media during Super Bowl 58 opening night on Feb. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. Butker railed against Pride Month along with President Joe Biden’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his stance on abortion during his recent commencement address at Benedictine College. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

Clarence Page: NFL’s Harrison Butker’s hard-right social views kicked up a storm of controversy

By Clarence Page

May 22, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker had a lot of red-meat views to share with...

People hold posters of President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony in downtown Tehran on May 20, 2024. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Daniel DePetris: An Iranian hard-liner passes from the scene. What happens next?

By Daniel DePetris

May 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The Iranian president's death will have at least a short-term effect, but the system that...

President Joe Biden visits the Flex LTD factory in West Columbia, South Carolina, July 6, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Laura Washington: The economy trumps all when it comes to the presidential race

By Laura Washington

May 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Rising and elevated prices cast an ominous shadow over President Joe Biden's political accomplishments.

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-MD, talks with reporters as he leaves the U.S. Capitol for the weekend on May 17, 2024, in Washington. Raskin answered questions on the House Oversight Committee's meeting to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Clarence Page: The congressional circus is back in town, this time over the Biden audiotapes

By Clarence Page

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

The Thursday night fights on Capitol Hill featured Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene and Democrat Jasmine...

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