Opinion | Juliet de Jesus Alejandre: Allow Chicago leaders with vision to usher in real change By Juliet de Jesus Alejandre July 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Let’s let Mayor Brandon Johnson lead. Today, that means backing up aldermen with a true...
Opinion | Laura Washington: After this year’s pandemonium, Chicago’s Pride Parade should move downtown By Laura Washington July 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Today, the LGBTQ+ community is celebrated widely. Why continue to hold the Pride Parade in...
Commentary | Clarence Page: What exactly is a ‘Black job,’ Mr. Trump? By Clarence Page July 7, 2024 at 7:45 a.m. Donald Trump's claim in the presidential debate that migrants pouring over the border were taking...
Opinion | Garry Wills: Will this year’s DNC resemble Miami or Chicago in 1968? By Garry Wills July 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The 1968 RNC in Miami had what I later found missing in Chicago — authorities...
Opinion | David McGrath: I built a family cabin as an investment in America By David McGrath July 6, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. My dream was to have a place in the country where my wife and I...
Opinion | Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer: It’s time to end the two-cultures era between science and the humanities By Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer July 5, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The huge challenges of the 21st century demand a multidimensional approach.
Opinion | Colleen Kujawa: Small acts of grace summon the good in Chicagoans By Colleen Kujawa July 5, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Here’s a quiet truth about grace. It tends to inspire the same. Even in the...
Opinion | Colin Fleming: Embrace your freedom this Fourth of July by being a buff By Colin Fleming July 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The Fourth of July reminds me of the freedom and the power of choice, and...
Opinion | Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: Juneteenth expands upon the Fourth of July’s celebration of freedom By Cyraina Johnson-Roullier July 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The true significance of Juneteenth and its claim on the idea of freedom is different...
Commentary | Clarence Page: Five decades after Watergate, the Supreme Court has given us the ‘Imperial Presidency’ By Clarence Page July 3, 2024 at 5:05 a.m. Richard Nixon said, "When the president does it, that means it's not illegal." Nearly 50...