Stuart Loren: Chicago’s economy is stagnant. The mayor’s budget will only make the fiscal storm worse
Policies such as the head tax threaten to make Chicago’s fiscal problems worse by discouraging...
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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump is conducting a secret war
Donald Trump hasn’t even bothered to make a case about why military action off Venezuela’s...
Ald. Debra Silverstein: What the mayor can do to address the rise of anti-Jewish crime in Chicago
After an attack on a Jewish festival in Australia, Chicago must address the rise in...
Jim O’Connor: Federal policy ignores the most perilous weeks of addiction treatment
The period immediately after discharge from a short-term residential addiction treatment program is where the...
Paul Vallas: The CTU’s power grab is hurting Chicago’s other unions
The teachers union has turned on fellow public employee unions and attacks even its closest...
Elliot Richardson and Sam Toia: Chicago must take restaurants and small businesses off the budget’s menu
The current climate in Chicago has made it challenging to run a small business. Mayor...
Richard C. Longworth: Donald Trump wants a resurgence in European nationalism
Twice in the 20th century, European nationalism was the force behind the two world wars....
Edward Keegan: Robert A.M. Stern wrote 7,000 pages about New York architecture. Who can write Chicago’s tome?
Robert A.M. Stern's books form the definitive history of New York’s architecture. Why doesn't Chicago...
Pegah Banihashemi: Iran’s white SIM card scandal reveals privilege, state control and fake dissent
Elon Musk’s transparency initiative exposed a stark divide between ordinary Iranians and a select group...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Normalizing Russia normalizes the mass abduction of Ukrainian children
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have...