Editorial: Chicago’s steakhouses sear through the city’s restaurant crisis By The Editorial Board July 21, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Now if only Chicago would work harder to create a more favorable business environment at...
Editorial: On Jesse Jackson Jr. and second chances By The Editorial Board July 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Jesse Jackson Jr. is exploring a run for his old congressional seat. If he goes...
Editorial: At a Coldplay concert, a kiss cam catches a cuddle and ruins lives By The Editorial Board July 21, 2025 at 8:13 a.m. Private citizens caught on a Coldplay Kiss Cam should not be shamed by laptop voyeurs.
Editorial: City Council makes fitful, but important progress on Chicago’s housing woes By The Editorial Board July 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. We agree that incorporating granny flats — coachhouses or converted basements, for example — could...
Editorial: As Thornton Township supervisor, Napoleon Harris III is getting paid like he’s Tiffany Henyard By The Editorial Board July 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. A $200,000-plus salary as township supervisor was a central part of the scandalous narrative around...
Editorial: Managers of exotic investments want more access to your 401(k). Bad idea. By The Editorial Board July 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. A rapidly growing corner of Wall Street — private-equity and private-credit fund managers — wants...
Editorial: Suburban mayoral campaigns shouldn’t cost this much By The Editorial Board July 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Unfortunately, local mayoral races are starting to take on features more typically associated with campaigns...
Editorial: A second chance for school choice in Illinois By The Editorial Board July 16, 2025 at 1:02 p.m. Now the ball’s back in Gov. JB Pritzker’s court once more for school choice.
Editorial: Gov. Pritzker and State Farm should stop throwing rhetorical bombs at each other and start negotiating By The Editorial Board July 16, 2025 at 8:25 a.m. Gov. JB Pritzker and State Farm need each other. There should be a path to...
Editorial: A city where every teen can find work — that should be the goal By The Editorial Board July 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Wouldn't it be great if Chicago's economy so strong that businesses could afford to hire...