CPS parents: Chicago’s unelected school board is hiding information regarding budget cuts
Cutting buses was step one in revoking the right of Chicago parents to pick a...
Commentary
Joe Ferguson: Just the facts on ShotSpotter, please
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should bring City Council and the community together to collect data...
Sen. John Curran: Gov. J.B. Pritzker should embrace instead of fight reforms to the Prisoner Review Board
By stalling on a bipartisan reform bill Gov. J.B. Prizker's administration has moved its focus...
Daniel DePetris: When is the right time to talk about peace in Ukraine?
The war against Russia has depreciated for the Ukrainians. Moscow has regained more territory than Ukraine...
Rob Chadwick: As police response times grow, people are taking defense into their own hands
Longer-than-usual police response times are becoming all too commonplace. Many Americans are taking their safety...
Laura Washington: President Joe Biden’s campaign needs to lean in on cryptocurrency
Young people have been the earliest and most eager adopters of cryptocurrency, and President Joe...
Kelly A. O’Connor: Here’s how states can optimize $50 billion in opioid settlement funds
Itâs a big mistake to hand out opioid settlement money without a clearly defined strategy.
Clarence Page: Evanston’s reparations program, meant to attack discrimination, is accused of being discriminatory
In a bit of irony, a conservative group challenges Evanston's reparations law as discriminatory.
Sara C. Bronin: Chicago’s historic Century and Consumers buildings must not fall
If Chicago's iconic Century and Consumers buildings fall, a terrifying precedent would be set: that...
William A. Ryan: Trip to Normandy evokes a time of action for Illinois World War II veteran
Frank Kohnke arrived in France just after the June 6 landings and 80 years later...