Editorial: What’s the easiest way to make the CTA safer? Might not be what you think.
We need to start looking at more frequent CTA trains as a way of making...
Editorials
Editorial: Chicago Public Schools robs Peter to pay Paul to pursue an unaffordable Brandon Johnson vision
Chicago Public Schools is taking resources from schools to which parents want to send their...
Editorial: Israel’s short-term goal must be to bring home its hostages, not the ‘complete annihilation of Hamas’
European support for the State of Israel further collapsed over the weekend.
Editorial: The Biden-Trump debate next month is far more crucial than your ordinary presidential face-off
The Trump-Biden debate on June 27 is far more consequential than the typical presidential election...
Editorial: Illinois pols stick it to automakers in warranty repair spat. Prepare to pay more for your next car.
Lawmakers got in the middle of an industry spat, and the people who will pay...
Editorial: Americans are not all economically ignorant. They just mostly care about different measurements than elites.
A new Harris Poll suggests Americans are mostly economic illiterates. Not so.
Editorial: Don Harmon rescues Brandon Johnson on the future of Chicago Public Schools. But at what price?
Senate President Don Harmon inexplicably buys Brandon Johnson's promises he won't make big changes to...
Tribune Opinion’s quotes of the week
The week of May 25 gave us many choice words from local and national politicians,...
Editorial: Brandon Johnson’s ShotSpotter intransigence denies political reality
With ShotSpotter, we can't remember such an overwhelming City Council vote against a position a...
Editorial: ‘Justice-impacted individual’ is a ‘doublethink’ phrase that could come back to haunt Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Gov. Pritzker would be wise to line-item veto Democratic lawmakers to rebrand offenders as "justice-impacted...