Kenneth Zagacki and Richard Cherwitz: ‘Affordability’ can’t be Democrats’ only focus in the election By Kenneth Zagacki February 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. When every issue is reduced to economics alone, profits are easily prioritized over human needs...
Stuart Loren: Chicago’s economy is resilient to AI disruption risk compared with other metros By Stuart Loren February 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The core sectors prone to AI-driven disruption account for only 28% of Chicago's GDP. In...
Mark B. Pohlad: How an immigrant taught Americans to see Abraham Lincoln By Mark B. Pohlad February 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. By reproducing photos of Abraham Lincoln, Stefan Lorant moved beyond the varied mass of subjective...
Curtis Reed: Clean Slate Act opens the door to job opportunities for millions By Curtis Reed February 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The Clean Slate Act will allow nearly 2.2 million residents to have their low-level criminal...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s self-interested diplomacy in Geneva By Elizabeth Shackelford February 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. What the U.S. diplomacy duo have in common is huge investment from many of the...
Daniel DePetris: Europe debates the bomb By Daniel DePetris February 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The Europeans aren’t as confident about the U.S. nuclear umbrella as they once were.
Julie Morita: My parents were interned in camps for Japanese Americans. We are repeating that national sin. By Julie Morita February 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Reflecting on the interment of Japanese Americans and what is happening today challenges us to...
Susana Mendoza: Put Illinois students above politics, and opt in to the federal scholarship program By Susana Mendoza February 18, 2026 at 12:36 p.m. Opting into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship program would help bring some of the federal...
Lori Lightfoot: The Rev. Jesse Jackson challenged me to think bigger By Lori Lightfoot February 17, 2026 at 5:40 p.m. The Rev. Jesse Jackson was our public conscience. He did not allow anyone to look...
Diplomats: Chicago was the setting for Ireland’s arrival on the world stage — thanks to the Fellowship Club By Brian Cahalane February 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. In addition to its role in Irish community life in Chicago, the Fellowship Club has...