School board member: CPS cannot help students succeed if it first asks some of them to hide By Carlos Rivas Jr. June 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Some members of Congress tried to frame LGBTQ+ inclusion in schools as a threat to...
Taneesha Henderson: CPS needs the federal government to be a partner, not a ringleader in show trials By Taneesha Henderson June 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. If the Trump administration wants to see how to support student success, it should be...
Diane Goldstein: Six years after George Floyd’s murder, a hard-won shift in public safety is under threat By Diane Goldstein June 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Community safety strategies are facing an uncertain future as leaders retreat from investments that helped...
Jon Boorstin: What makes the US so special By Jon Boorstin June 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. What makes the United States special is how we were formed by the infusion of...
Daniel DePetris: Iran and Israel have put Donald Trump in a rough spot By Daniel DePetris June 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. When Iran and Israel resumed attacking each other this week, Donald Trump looked like he...
Jonathan Zimmerman: What the New Republic got right — and wrong — about free speech at my university By Jonathan Zimmerman June 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. A piece in the New Republic ignores a group of people at the University of...
Andre Dowell: The philanthropic model behind America’s presidential centers is changing By Andre Dowell June 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Presidential centers are becoming philanthropic institutions that shape how history is funded, interpreted and ultimately...
Cam Lippert-Roof: I’m looking for my dream condo in Chicago. Why can’t I see all the available inventory? By Cam Lippert-Roof June 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. I expected the home buying process to be expensive and time-consuming. What I didn’t expect...
Jude Dumfeh: Soccer and the World Cup is more than a game for me By Jude Dumfeh June 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Growing up in Ghana where soccer was overwhelmingly the most popular sport, I always had...
William J. Brady and Eli J. Finkel: Social media polarized us. AI is about to make it worse. By William J. Brady June 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Social media platforms didn’t intend to polarize America. They intended to maximize engagement, and polarization...