Editorial: The city acted like the Mexican Independence Day celebrations were a new problem. Why? By The Editorial Board September 20, 2023 at 7:59 a.m. For anyone who has lived in Chicago for a while, the Mexican Independence Day festivities,...
Editorial: Rahm Emanuel, America’s undiplomatic diplomat, makes more trouble. What is his agenda? By The Editorial Board September 19, 2023 at 5:34 p.m. The last time we wrote about this former Chicago mayor, current U.S. Ambassador to Japan...
Editorial: What’s the best four-year college in Illinois? It depends. By The Editorial Board September 18, 2023 at 12:20 p.m. What's the best four-year college in Illinois? Not the University of Chicago, Northwestern University or...
Editorial: Should the city of Chicago run its own grocery store? By The Editorial Board September 18, 2023 at 8:29 a.m. In the same week that Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the city of Chicago faces a...
Editorial: Brandon Johnson’s formidable budget hole By The Editorial Board September 14, 2023 at 4:35 p.m. On Wednesday, actual projected budget figures as to the fiscal health of Chicago arrived, pricking...
Editorial: Kevin McCarthy’s pursuit of Joe Biden comes with lots of noise, so far precious little evidence By The Editorial Board September 13, 2023 at 4:25 p.m. On its face, the impeachment probe announced Tuesday by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a...
Editorial: We’ll back Apple against the Chinese any day, but no one will miss that cursed Lightning charger By The Editorial Board September 12, 2023 at 5:04 p.m. Few implements are as loathed as Apple's notorious Lightning connector, the tech giant's bespoke method...
Editorial: To help stop the killing of pets, we must go to bat for Chicago’s abandoned animals By The Editorial Board September 12, 2023 at 9:38 a.m. Over the past quarter-century, the Chicago area has become a beacon of hope for the...
Editorial: Has Chicago’s migrant-friendly ‘Welcoming City’ law worn out its welcome? By The Editorial Board September 11, 2023 at 4:00 a.m. How "welcoming" does Chicago have to be in order to live up to its own...
Editorial: Age is not the biggest problem for America’s senior politicians. It’s partisanship. By The Editorial Board September 10, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. Despite all the quiet chatter about America's aging political leadership, a slow but growing burn...