John Greenfield: Sean Duffy doesn’t deserve credit for Midwest Amtrak funding By John Greenfield September 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has caused infuriating setbacks for sustainable transportation projects and agencies.
Paul Vallas: Chicago and CPS cannot afford to bench themselves in the AI revolution By Paul Vallas September 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. For Chicago, AI offers an unprecedented, generational economic and educational opportunity.
Kaivan Shroff: I worked on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. Abdul El-Sayed is repeating our biggest mistake. By Kaivan Shroff September 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is making a lamentable mistake in his response...
Leah Pouw: Why Chicago’s block parties matter in a time of anger and disconnection By Leah Pouw September 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Block parties do more than help neighbors catch up on each other's lives. They help...
Steve Chapman: Donald Trump’s war on NBC, ABC and freedom of the press By Steve Chapman September 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. A threat made against an NBC correspondent is confirmation that Trump’s oath to uphold the...
Daniel DePetris: 6 months of war with Iran, and what exactly have we achieved? By Daniel DePetris September 1, 2026 at 5:32 p.m. In its quest to get the Strait of Hormuz open, the Trump administration has spent...
Adam Patric Miller: How do I have ‘the AI talk’ in my classroom? By Adam Patric Miller September 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Teachers should be intentional, but my school's policy admits the evolution of AI is faster...
Jerald McNair: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is more important than ever By Jerald McNair September 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. An alarming decline in students' reading scores across the country makes Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library...
Clarence Page: Thank you, Dolly Parton, for your music, good humor and public service By Clarence Page August 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Dolly Parton was the salt of the earth. This quality shone in her songwriting and...
John T. Shaw: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower were models of statesmanship By John T. Shaw August 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower each represented the best of his party’s governing...