Yunus Emre Tozal: Chicago will teach Waymo things no map can By Yunus Emre Tozal April 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Waymo is a system developed and tested in San Francisco. What does it do in...
Daniel DePetris: The global ripple effects of the United States’ diplomacy with Iran By Daniel DePetris April 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. U.S. negotiations with Iran are not occurring in a vacuum. Other U.S. adversaries are evaluating...
Hope Reese in Budapest: The election that unseated strongman Viktor Orbán is the most important I’ve witnessed By Hope Reese April 16, 2026 at 2:09 p.m. Nearly 80% of the Hungarian population got out and voted. People here cared, spoke up...
Clarence Page: Pete Hegseth’s holy war By Clarence Page April 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Some are comparing the war in Iran to Vietnam, and watching Pete Hegseth reminds me...
Jennifer Custer: Chicago’s students and working families shouldn’t pay the price for political theater By Jennifer Custer April 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. For many Chicago families, school is not optional. When schools are disrupted, families pay the...
Chicago 2050: Ashish Sharma on how the city will learn to live with weather By Ashish Sharma April 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. In 2050, Chicago will be a capital of climate-resilient infrastructure, a city where weather is...
Storer H. Rowley: It’s past time to get back to the task of human space exploration By Storer H. Rowley April 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. America still can and should do great things that inspire awe and pioneer final frontiers.
Chicago 2050: Poet Leslé Honoré envisions an ‘Emerald City’ in our future By Leslé Honoré April 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Chicagoans are working hard to plant the seeds of hope that will be harvested by...
Sheldon H. Jacobson: Privatizing security at our nation’s airports is useful and necessary By Sheldon H. Jacobson April 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Donald Trump's comments about privatizing the airport security are spot-on. Passengers will see nothing different...
Juan Ochoa: Don’t let Indiana steal the Bears and our meal ticket By Juan Ochoa April 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Lose the Bears to Indiana, and a meaningful piece of the city's economic engine migrates...