Daniel DePetris: The stare down between the US and Iran continues By Daniel DePetris September 30, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Any hope of diplomacy regarding Iranian sanctions has been extinguished. Iranian exports and imports will...
Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz: This Yom Kippur, let’s reflect on the ethics of eating By Shmuly Yanklowitz September 30, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. I challenge everyone on Yom Kippur to show grace and compassion in our everyday choices...
Daylan Dufelmeier: SNAP-Ed improves Illinois lives through nutrition education. It needs stopgap funding now. By Daylan Dufelmeier September 29, 2025 at 1:51 p.m. As the director of the SNAP-Ed, I see firsthand how this nutrition program changes lives....
John T. Shaw: Congresswomen unite for immigration reform and show us the statesmanship that’s possible By John T. Shaw September 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The Dignity Act of 2025 seeks to strengthen border security and provide immigrants with an...
Marc Molinaro: The CTA has become a rolling symbol of abdication. Riders don’t feel safe. By Marc Molinaro September 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. No Chicago rider or transit worker should begin their trip wondering whether they will make...
Denise Barreto: Where are the Black voices in the transit debate? By Denise Barreto September 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. While Black Chicagoans deliver the services we all benefit from, their voices are almost absent...
Clarence Page: The conflict entrepreneurs behind our broken politics By Clarence Page September 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Amateur social media "influencers" are free to lie and manipulate reality if they find the...
Chika Okafor: The myth of colorblind fairness By Chika Okafor September 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. New economic research shows that even under fully colorblind hiring and admissions policies, outcomes over...
Faith leaders: We need The White Rose in America today By Seth Limmer September 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. We need a multicultural, interfaith cadre of activists committed to combat white Christian nationalism and...
David Greising: Many of the ideas for closing Chicago’s budget gap won’t make a dent By David Greising September 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. About half the task force's ideas won't make much difference. Some are not politically likely...