Editorial: While Mayor Brandon Johnson postures, aldermanic realists are quietly cooking up an alternative budget By The Editorial Board November 21, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. As Mayor Brandon Johnson postures in support of a budget that's essentially dead, pragmatic aldermen...
Editorial: A woman was set on fire on the Blue Line. Chicago can’t shrug this off. By The Editorial Board November 21, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. What happened on Tuesday, while extreme, is part of a pattern of violence, often random...
Editorial: Digital Illinois driver’s licenses are here. Except when you are actually driving. By The Editorial Board November 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. An Illinois driver can now store a driving license in an Apple wallet. But don't...
Editorial: The bizarre slandering of Google by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s City Council allies By The Editorial Board November 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. For Mayor Brandon Johnson's aldermanic allies, Google bizarrely is at the top of the list...
Editorial: Jesús ‘Chuy’ García’s House reprimand reminds us that the Chicago Way does not play well out of town By The Editorial Board November 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. With his repudiation on the U.S. House floor, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia inadvertently performed a service...
Editorial: Hey, Big Ten football schools! Have you not heard of the Chicago parking meter debacle? By The Editorial Board November 19, 2025 at 1:15 p.m. University of Michigan and Ohio State should put students and states before payouts from private...
Editorial: Death of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax should lead to negotiations with unions By The Editorial Board November 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Mayor Brandon Johnson's corporate head tax is dead whether he admits it or not. It's...
Editorial: A redistricting truce between Illinois and Indiana? Yes, please By The Editorial Board November 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Indiana appears to be moving on. Illinois should, too, at least on congressional maps.
Editorial: A deluxe, ‘Sonoma-style’ resort is back on track for Galena, surviving a NIMBY court battle By The Editorial Board November 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Galena needs The Parker, a new resort and spa, to come to pass.
Editorial: Own a home in Chicago? You should be cheering for commercial property values in the Loop. By The Editorial Board November 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. All of us, in the city and beyond, have an interest in a Chicago business...