Sterling Elliott: War on drugs never has been, nor will it be, the answer
The drug problem is fueled by a deadly trend of rising demand, and America needs...
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Clarence Page: The information war rages amid Donald Trump’s immigration chaos
The jackboots are only part of the chaos of immigration operations. Another key element is...
David Greising: What are Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plans for stopping abuses by immigration agents?
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s big moment to issue a call against immigration agent abuses was a...
Andrew McDiarmid: AI can’t function without our creativity. What does that tell us about humanness?
What we recognize as creativity in AI is actually coming from a source we’re intimately...
Daniel Anello: As immigration enforcement intensifies, CPS needs to share real-time data to protect students
Without timely, transparent data from Chicago Public Schools, it is impossible to respond with the...
Harvey Young: How the Challenger explosion shaped a generation
The Challenger explosion was an awakening for people in the 1980s. It shook confidence in...
State Rep. Norine Hammond: Here’s what Democrats in the General Assembly can do to reduce ICE operations
If Democrats in the Illinois House want fewer ICE agents on our sidewalks, they can...
Eric Rinehart: State prosecutors must hold federal agents accountable when they break the law.
There is no absolute immunity for federal officials who break state law. No president can...
Willie Wilson: Who is to blame in Illinois for the state’s shortcomings?
Democrats control all levers of government in Illinois. We have been grappling with the same...
Laura Washington: Black politicians are eager to preserve Rep. Danny Davis’ seat as demographics shifts
With redistricting shifts, Illinois' 7th Congressional district has evolved from a predominantly Black domain to...