U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley: How Chicago can build or preserve 50,000 units of housing in five years By Mike Quigley July 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Chicago can jump start its housing production by removing barriers to build, lowering the cost...
Rep. Fred Crespo: Did Illinois’ Speaker of the House normalize sexual harassment? By Fred Crespo July 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. There is no zero tolerance for sexual harassment in House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch's office.
Laura Washington: JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel are on a collision course in the 2028 presidential race By Laura Washington July 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. If JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel can gain traction in the 2028 presidential race, the...
VP of school board: CPS has options before it passes a budget that includes layoffs By Angel L. Velez July 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. I agree that CPS should reduce its central office and find savings. What I cannot...
Vicente Medina: What does the 26th of July Movement mean now for Cubans? By Vicente Medina July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. After sixty-seven years of a one-party dictatorship, Cuban government officials are in a bind as...
Andy Shaw: The side of Illinois JB Pritzker would rather ignore By Andy Shaw July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey should lay out a long-term plan to eliminate hundreds of...
Daniel DePetris: Nicaragua slides further into dictatorship By Daniel DePetris July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The U.S. can increase the pain on Nicaragua’s economy in response to cancelled elections. Sanctions...
Clarence Page: Is the Smithsonian racist? MAGA makes a case using Newspeak. By Clarence Page July 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Gems such as "anti-White activism" and "illegal alien activism" don't rise to George Orwell's artfulness,...
John T. Shaw: Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering knows how to meet the moment By John T. Shaw July 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Nancy Rotering is a pillar of Highland Park and met her statesmanship moment four years...
Rashid Bashir: Illinois invented the future. This time, the quantum park will help us keep it. By Rashid Bashir July 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois' commitments to quantum are proof that we are done letting the value created here...