Willie Wilson: We must reclaim the American Dream By Willie Wilson September 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The children of every generation are generally better off than their parents. However, young adults...
Michael W. Peregrine: How Chicago shared in the suffering and chaos of 9/11 By Michael Peregrine September 11, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. With air traffic completely shut down, Chicago’s reputation as rail capital of the country re-emerged.
Alexi Giannoulias: What really works to fight carjacking in Chicago By Alexi Giannoulias September 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. President Donald Trump's spectacle is devoid of any coherent strategy aimed at truly addressing public...
Michael J. Sosulski: Now is not the time for universities to retreat from the humanities By Michael J. Sosulski September 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The University of Chicago’s recent decision to pause graduate admissions in nearly every humanities program...
Barbara Ransby: Our mayor is standing on the right side of history. Chicago should stand with him. By Barbara Ransby September 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. We don’t need a mean-spirited racist demagogue to solve our city’s problems. We need resources,...
Daniel DePetris: Boat attack shows that Donald Trump doesn’t know what he wants in Venezuela By Daniel DePetris September 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Destroying a boat that was allegedly transporting narcotics to the United States is the latest...
Sheldon H. Jacobson: Billion-dollar Powerball jackpots are all about marketing, not money By Sheldon H. Jacobson September 8, 2025 at 2:28 p.m. Lottery ticket buyers act irrationally when the Powerball jackpot soars because Power Play sales also...
Jim Nowlan and Lane V. Sunderland: On gerrymandering, Congress must put its House in order By Jim Nowlan September 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Extreme gerrymandering corrupts our democracy by denying most registered voters a role in elections and...
Marj Halperin: There’s another way for blue states to respond to Donald Trump. Go cold turkey on Washington. By Marj Halperin September 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. It’s time for those who have this tool of independence to start using it against...
Clarence Page: When the immigration debate becomes war by another name By Clarence Page September 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. However Americans may feel about immigration broadly speaking, most of us don't like when immigrants...