Editorial: Cheers to our increasingly rare, and all the more necessary, political mavericks By The Editorial Board September 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Too often, in today’s politics leadership isn’t about doing what’s right so much as it’s...
Editorial: Justice for the late Emma Shafer of Springfield, not political exploitation By The Editorial Board January 22, 2026 at 5:39 p.m. Shafer left behind a record of activism that belied her years.
Editorial: Seems like Americans need a refresher course on what free speech means By The Editorial Board September 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Shying away from civil discourse on all manner of issues is reducing the quality of...
Editorial: Chicago’s looming property tax hit looks like it will strike lower-income neighborhoods hardest By The Editorial Board September 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Sometime in the coming weeks Chicagoans will at long last get their property tax bills....
Editorial: Wait. Those McDonald’s combo meals weren’t extra value after all? By The Editorial Board September 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. We thought we were getting a deal on fries, soda and a drink at McDonald's.
Editorial: Chicago, girded for masked invasion by its own government By The Editorial Board September 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Federal immigration officers should have the courage to look Chicago in the eye.
Editorial: Why are so many Illinois kids missing class? By The Editorial Board September 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Yet another task force is being formed to address chronic student absences in schools. Let's...
Editorial: The ‘L’ is no place for gunpacking riders By The Editorial Board September 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Thankfully, federal appellate court judges upheld Illinois' law against concealed carrying of guns on trains...
Editorial: Sports gamblers get a nasty Illinois surprise on the eve of the NFL season By The Editorial Board September 3, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Just as pro football begins its 2025 season, online sports betting sites are charging Illinois...
Editorial: Chicago’s gunmen did not get Pritzker and Johnson’s memo By The Editorial Board September 3, 2025 at 8:13 a.m. A violent Labor Day weekend brings a dose of lived reality.