Commentary
The opinions in and around Chicago that inform, analyze, hold power accountable and entertain.
The court overturned another decades-old precedent, the Chevron deference. Opponents of all kinds of regulations meant to protect ordinary Americans will now be able to tie up proposed rules in court for years.
How a reporter’s interview turned into a friendship with Esteban Pantoja, actor and creator of one of the most beloved drag characters in the Mexican American community in the South Side of Chicago.
It is exactly because we politically disagree that we must find other parts of each other that we can hold onto, an Indiana University professor writes.
The Act was signed on July 2, 1964, by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson. Dirksen, a conservative from downstate Pekin, believed equality of opportunity for all was a moral issue.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, whose peace marches are legendary, shifts to a media campaign to reach parents.
“May we all continue to strive to be our true, authentic selves as we continue our life journeys,” one wrote.
Pass the Blatz. Or the Schlitz. And keep ’em coming.
Harmon came under attack by Democratic allies during the spring legislative session. He worked things out without looking to retaliate.
“And I know like millions of Americans know — when you get knocked down, you get back up,” President Joe Biden said Friday at a campaign gathering in North Carolina after his dismal performance in his debate with Trump.
Two ethics ordinances are pending in the Chicago City Council. One would limit campaign contributions from lobbyists; a second would create public financing for aldermanic campaigns. Both should be passed immediately.
Reader letters on the debate between President Biden and Donald Trump, the overlooked Southwest Side, Illinois’ legacy on slavery and a Sox fan’s heartache.
La edad de Ed Burke no disuadió a una jueza federal de enviar al ex “decano del Ayuntamiento” a prisión durante dos años por corrupción.
In our heavily armed society, children and seniors are particularly vulnerable.
Donald Trump is a convicted felon who lied more than 30 times in 90 minutes during Thursday’s debate. Biden must step aside for the good of America.
Louisiana Republicans are keen to associate themselves with Biblical morality, but Donald Trump flouts seven and a half of the Ten Commandments, which the southern state is requiring by law for schools to display.
Laws like the Louisiana measure requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in all public school classrooms keep getting passed and then declared unconstitutional by federal judges mindful of the First Amendment.
Biden lost ground not so much by what he said as the two exchanged verbal punches during Thursday’s historic presidential debate, but by showing his age.
A member of the American Academy of Pediatrics asks why an organization that calls itself an advocate for all kids would have its convention in Florida when Gov. Ron DeSantis supports legislation hostile to LGBTQIA+ youth.
The media keeps calling what transpired Thursday night “a debate.” If only ...
The city has resources to reinvest in its emergency weather response. Let’s act now to help people stay alive during extreme heat and cold.