Maggie Cassidy: As the new federal housing law takes shape, Illinois offers a proven blueprint By Maggie Cassidy August 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Congress should take note of an Illinois policy that has helped preserve and expand affordable...
Julie Dworkin: New protections for Chicago tenants in a changing rental landscape are good policy By Julie Dworkin August 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Just cause tenant protections require landlords to give a reason when they don’t renew a...
Ronald Leopold and Chevy Humphrey: Why we brought Anne Frank’s story to Chicago By Ronald Leopold August 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Museums like the Anne Frank House and Griffin Museum of Science and Industry must continue...
Steve Chapman: Donald Trump’s drug boat attacks are brutal and futile By Steve Chapman August 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Operation Southern Spear is a radical departure from how past presidents tried to combat drug...
Fern Schumer Chapman: From Nazi Party membership records to family lineages, databases reveal hidden histories By Fern Schumer Chapman August 5, 2026 at 12:25 p.m. Locating a family member’s name in the database can upend identity. In that moment, nothing...
Tom Dowling: AI can transform Chicago’s 311 system from a ‘black hole’ into something that actually works By Tom Dowling August 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. A modern voice agent can resolve routine 311 requests instantly, at any hour, in any...
Daniel DePetris: Comprehensive peace in Gaza is still just a dream By Daniel DePetris August 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The unveiled agreement is not new as much as it is an effort to get back...
Joseph Tomás McKellar: What Pope Leo XIV really asks us to do with AI By Joseph Tomás McKellar August 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. For the pope, there are three basic pathways to dignity that are exacerbated and threatened...
Alaina Hampton: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch should resign for his failures By Alaina Hampton August 3, 2026 at 11:26 a.m. When Emanuel "Chris" Welch was elected speaker, lawmakers elevated someone who had never answered questions...
Ray LaHood: The FAA just protected more than O’Hare’s runways By Ray LaHood August 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Chicago risks losing visitors to other cities if fares, delays and cancellations rise from gridlock,...