Jim Nowlan: Politicians seem incapable of balancing the federal budget By Jim Nowlan October 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Our debt endangers the future of America; Congress has failed us. They know it, but...
Storer H. Rowley: Judge’s order a win for Illinois journalists and free speech By Storer H. Rowley October 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Journalists trying to do their jobs near ICE facilities around Chicago report being repeatedly tear-gassed...
Edward Keegan: The Obama Presidential Center promises to be a very un-Chicago building By Edward Keegan October 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. There are still a few months of construction to go, but the Obama Presidential Center...
Clarence Page: Pete Hegseth’s new rules for journalists don’t make America safer By Clarence Page October 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. As someone who has become accustomed to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s past excesses, I sort...
Tom Montgomery Fate: The difference between fact and truth in Donald Trump’s America By Tom Montgomery Fate October 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Americans are increasingly overwhelmed and confused about who and what to believe and about where...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Donald Trump applies his strongman approach to Latin America By Elizabeth Shackelford October 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. President Donald Trump seems intent on promoting autocratic leaders in Brazil and Argentina and bringing...
Cate Plys: Are the lithium batteries in e-bikes a disaster waiting to happen in Chicago? By Cate Plys October 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. As e-bikes and scooters become more popular in Chicago, fires from exploding lithium-ion batteries may...
Robert Gomez: A secret committee shut out the public from Chicago’s Riverwalk By Robert Gomez October 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. My venue had a proven track record on Chicago's Riverwalk, yet city records suggest that...
Richard M. Fried: Humor columnist Art Buchwald spared no one with his sharp satire By Richard M. Fried October 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. In his heyday, Buchwald was our go-to humor columnist. He did not begin as one.
Christopher McCallion: President Donald Trump’s Ukraine pivot is an opportunity for Europe to step up By Christopher McCallion October 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Given President Donald Trump’s inability quickly end the Ukraine war, the administration is shifting the...