Jane Charney: Chicago does not feel safe for anyone, no matter our status By Jane Charney November 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. For the immigrants in Chicago who do not look or sound like me, the stakes...
Tomas J. Philipson: Donald Trump’s drug-pricing pressure is working — but it requires nuance By Tomas J. Philipson November 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Drugmakers feel empowered to resist foreign price controls — confident that the Trump administration will...
Ald. Samantha Nugent: Libraries in Chicago are essential. Why is the mayor cutting CPL’s budget? By Samantha Nugent November 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Halving the Chicago library’s collections budget will mean longer wait times for new books and...
Vicki Kurzydlo: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget is about the Chicago we want. Vote yes, aldermen. By Vicki Kurzydlo November 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. For far too long, Chicago’s budgets have been balanced on the backs of working people....
Willie Wilson: Don’t be fooled by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s irresponsible budget proposal By Willie Wilson November 6, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The proposed budget for city government is not about Donald Trump’s cuts but more about...
Steve Chapman: No, Ronald Reagan did not love tariffs By Steve Chapman November 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Ronald Reagan could not have differed more from Trump on international trade or relations with...
Tonantzin Carmona and Luis Gutiérrez: The economic fallout of immigration enforcement — and what Chicago can do about it By Tonantzin Carmona November 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Every immigration raid causes a wave of fear. This results in empty tables and darkened...
Sen. Graciela Guzmán and Gabe Gonzalez: There is something deeper at work in Chicago than residents blowing whistles By Graciela Guzmán November 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. In Chicago a trifecta has emerged to fight ICE: grassroots mobilization, judicial accountability and united...
Elaine Allensworth: New Illinois test standards don’t sacrifice college readiness By Elaine Allensworth November 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Old testing benchmarks in Illinois caused many students to underestimate how prepared they were for...
Nadav Ziv and Sam Wineburg: How to save Wikipedia from AI By Nadav Ziv November 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. AI amputates information from its source, so internet users must continue to look for citations...