Sara Albrecht: Refund the tariffs the right way — not with political math By Sara Albrecht March 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Gov. JB Pritzker's refund request for Illinoisans may be appealing math. But it is not...
Talla Mountjoy: The first places I’ll visit when Iran is free, if Iran is free By Talla Mountjoy March 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Iran is richly diverse by region, ethnicity, religion and culture, and I’ve long dreamed to...
Clarence Page: ‘ICE Barbie’ is gone, but will immigration policy improve? By Clarence Page March 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Department of Homeland Security agents under Kristi Noem's authority would go on to conduct brutal...
Juan Rangel: Chicagoans need a transformative leader for their next mayor By Juan Rangel March 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Chicago will need a new mayor willing to immediately tackle a budget bordering on insolvency,...
Jennifer Obel: Campaign mailers are covering my refrigerator but are not informing voters By Jennifer Obel March 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Democrats cannot fight Trump-style politics in Washington while practicing similar tactics at home in Illinois.
Jacob Lane: Grover Cleveland and the lost art of saying no By Jacob Lane March 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. By the end of his two terms, Grover Cleveland had vetoed more than 500 bills....
Cycling advocates: The mayor endorsed us. Now he advocates against us. By Charna Albert March 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. In 2023, Mayor Brandon Johnson endorsed our bike grid plan. Now, he advocates against us...
Elizabeth Shackelford: The Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic is about unchecked power By Elizabeth Shackelford March 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Since AI is largely unregulated, we are left with only the protection that the conscience...
Jennifer Tescher: Despite progress on lessening financial vulnerability, we have work to do in Cook County By Jennifer Tescher March 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Fewer households in Chicago are reporting having less than a week of savings, but these...
Travis Whitlock: Hanging the Pride flag at Stonewall Inn matters. Symbols give a voice to the past. By Travis Whitlock March 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The rehanging of the Pride flag at the Stonewall Inn is a reclamation of important...