Sheila Rogers Clancy: Jerome Gavin was ‘uncle’ to many Chicago lifeguards under his watch By Sheila Rogers Clancy September 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Jerome “Uncle Jer” Gavin was serious about his work as a Chicago lifeguard. Nothing was...
Wang Baodong: The US and China must draw wisdom from World War II and join hands for a better future By Wang Baodong September 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Eighty years ago, during World War II, the Chinese and American people fought shoulder to...
Sheldon H. Jacobson: Is an 0-2 start the kiss of death to make the NFL playoffs? By Sheldon H. Jacobson September 18, 2025 at 4:00 a.m. Good or poor starts to an NFL season have been prescient to determine a team’s...
Rep. Sean Casten: Pilots shouldn’t be grounded for seeking mental health care By Sean Casten September 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Pilots and air traffic controllers who seek mental health care are unfairly penalized.
Deborah L. Nelson: The future of the arts and humanities at the University of Chicago By Deborah L. Nelson September 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The humanities at the University of Chicago can never be contained within a final, completed...
Laura Washington: Donald Trump and MAGA are targeting Black women By Laura Washington September 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. President Donald Trump and his supporters have degraded a wide range of accomplished African American...
Daniel DePetris: NATO rose to the challenge and passed Russia’s test in Poland By Daniel DePetris September 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. After Russian drones breached Polish airspace, NATO sent a message to the Russians that such...
Jim Nowlan: Jim Edgar was proud to be governor of the state he loved By Jim Nowlan September 15, 2025 at 2:03 p.m. Jim Edgar's greatest legacy is a program he created to imbue smart, young people from...
Bob Kustra: Jim Edgar’s tenure as Illinois governor is a reminder of politics’ better days By Bob Kustra September 15, 2025 at 1:35 p.m. As his lieutenant governor for eight years, I saw Jim Edgar as a mediator in...
Pegah Banihashemi: Three years after ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests, Iran remains in a deadlock By Pegah Banihashemi September 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Three years after Mahsa Amini's death, Iran’s political system is economically bankrupt and increasingly alienated...