Editorial: Springfield has a second chance to get phones out of classrooms. Time to get it done. By The Editorial Board April 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois should adopt the proposal to get cellphones out of classrooms, and then consider the...
Editorial: In a pair of edifices, a tale of two presidents By The Editorial Board April 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Obama and Trump both are defining their legacies by buildings. What do we learn?
Editorial: A Michael Jordan museum? Highland Park was not in the zone. By The Editorial Board April 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. What to do with the former Michael Jordan mansion in Highland Park? It's not MJ's...
Editorial: That Chicago O’Hare flight squeeze problem might solve itself By The Editorial Board April 1, 2026 at 8:10 a.m. Chicago O'Hare airport had too many flights. Then came the war in Iran.
Editorial: The Big Ten’s Final Four run shows what still wins in March By The Editorial Board March 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The Big Ten has the best chance in ages to crown an NCAA champ.
Editorial: Maria Pappas’ property tax numbers don’t lie. Governance in Illinois has been a stark failure for 30 years. By The Editorial Board March 30, 2026 at 4:27 p.m. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has a deft and politically useful way of making the...
Editorial: Get your kicks … on Navy Pier? By The Editorial Board March 30, 2026 at 12:41 p.m. Chicago's Navy Pier claims Route 66. Why not?
Editorial: Cool it on piling extra energy regulations on new home construction By The Editorial Board March 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. With a national housing supply crisis, let's focus energy conservation improvements on existing homes.
Editorial: Why we should keep faith with Chicago’s peacekeepers and continue to build accountability By The Editorial Board March 30, 2026 at 8:31 a.m. Community violence intervention is working, despite legitimate issues with accountability.
Editorial: Chicago’s byzantine politics of education gives us once-and-future CPS CEO Macquline King By The Editorial Board March 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. It's not ideal, but there were worse outcomes than making Macquline King permanent Chicago Public...