Editorial: The good, the bad and the pointless from the Chicago Financial Future Task Force By The Editorial Board September 22, 2025 at 8:10 a.m. Until Mayor Brandon Johnson acknowledges the need for budget cuts, any report — no matter...
Editorial: Keep union politics out of solving Chicago’s housing crisis By The Editorial Board September 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The city shouldn't tell homeowners whom to hire to build a coach house.
Editorial: That was a lousy bit, Jimmy Kimmel. But there’s no role here for government intervention. By The Editorial Board September 18, 2025 at 3:23 p.m. Jimmy Kimmel's shtick was tasteless and cruel. But the FCC has no role here.
Editorial: ICE must leave US citizens alone By The Editorial Board January 22, 2026 at 5:41 p.m. ICE makes a bad mistake in Elgin.
Editorial: Downstate mayor bucks local grocery tax. Bravo. By The Editorial Board September 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Hundreds of Illinois towns are adding to the burden at the checkout line. Peoria Heights...
Editorial: A frank conversation with Superintendent Larry Snelling, Chicago’s top cop By The Editorial Board September 17, 2025 at 8:19 a.m. The editorial board has a wide-ranging discussion with the boss of the Chicago Police Department...
Editorial: Where does the man in charge of Cook County’s temporary juvenile detention facility live? By The Editorial Board September 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Legitimate questions have been raised about whether Leonard Dixon, superintendent of the temporary juvenile detention...
Editorial: Illinois can’t fix what it won’t track By The Editorial Board September 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Unless IDOC keeps — and reports — reliable data, Illinois won’t know if its corrections...
Editorial: Many public officials feel unsafe right now By The Editorial Board September 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Sometimes the best take is no take at all.
Editorial: What does Pope Leo think about Trump’s immigration action in Chicago? By The Editorial Board September 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Tens of thousands of those migrants are devout Catholics.