Bryan Adamson: Alex Pretti’s killing highlights the complex intersection of our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights By Bryan Adamson January 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Alex Pretti's killing has renewed a debate about whether protesters should carry weapons during demonstrations.
Bernard Cherkasov and Kelley Szany: The living lessons of Auschwitz By Bernard Cherkasov January 27, 2026 at 2:11 p.m. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember that the conditions that made Auschwitz possible did...
Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump stirs up trouble in US-Canada relations By Daniel DePetris January 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. U.S.-Canada relations are getting iced over due to a philosophical difference of how international politics...
Armin Pazooki: Patients still face unexpected ambulance bills 4 years after the No Surprises Act took effect By Armin Pazooki January 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Each year, roughly half of the three million Americans brought to the emergency room via...
Doctors: Alex Pretti’s death shows why militarized immigration raids portend lethal force By Jennifer Obel January 26, 2026 at 4:15 p.m. Alex Pretti’s death reflects what happens when firearms and law enforcement intersect in volatile public...
Jack Markowski: Adding tax abatements on top of Broadway’s upzoning is fiscally irresponsible By Jack Markowski January 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Tax abatements are not intended to be a wasteful subsidy for development that is already...
Cory Franklin: Larry Summers, Jeffrey Epstein and the old story of brilliance undone By Cory Franklin January 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. In addition to the harm done to his family through his Jeffrey Epstein association, Larry...
John T. Shaw: Two iconic US senators from Illinois demonstrated different dimensions of statesmanship By John T. Shaw January 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. U.S. senators from Illinois, Democrat Paul Douglas and Republican Everett Dirksen, made consequential contributions to...
Edward Keegan: West Side fresh market asks, ‘What would it look like if we actually got our 40 acres?’ By Edward Keegan July 23, 2026 at 8:18 p.m. The new Forty Acres Fresh Market on Chicago Avenue in the Austin neighborhood succeeds at...
Storer H. Rowley: Donald Trump’s first year has been one of no morality, no values, no law, no accountability By Storer H. Rowley January 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Trump’s America is not great again. It has become un-American. The country is neither safer...