Commentary
The opinions in and around Chicago that inform, analyze, hold power accountable and entertain.
Trashing the polls as wrong when they’re bad for him, lauding them when they’re good, and refusing to accept where he is in the race doesn’t bode well for the president.
“I am deeply proud of the incredible strides we have made this past year,” Mayor Brandon Johnson writes about his administration’s accomplishments since his 2023 inauguration.
What a shame that a wealthy man can buy the name of one of our city’s greatest institutions. Will our entire lakefront someday be named after a billionaire with big riches and an even bigger ego?
Chicagoans who responded to a Public Agenda poll give Chicago Public Schools mediocre grades on teaching kids, question the district’s spending and ultimately favor school choice. Lawmakers in Springfield should take note.
You’d never participate in a game with rules like the ones defining the 2024 American presidential election. But we have no choice.
Many of us are here at Lion Electric because we believe in the mission. But that belief can only sustain us for so long, writes a Lion Electric assembler, arguing for a union contract.
“It’s a real serious accusation, and I’m aware of that,” Shannon, who will stand trial on June 10 in Kansas, said at the NBA Draft Combine in the South Loop.
Tens of thousands of Illinoisans now wait almost a year for a decision on their disability applications, and Social Security Administration’s new chief says case backlogs and other delays show why SSA needs additional funding in 2025.
Black and Latino youth and young adults ending their lives at younger ages points to the need for early intervention in schools and community-based clinics, two University of Chicago researchers write.
Instead of using it for a new stadium complex, how about we give that lakefront land to citizens to enjoy?
We’re sighing at the news that, once again, public servants are accused of defrauding honest taxpayers. But we’re not surprised, given the dozens of previous allegations of PPP fraud in Chicago and Cook County.
Author Rachel Carson’s book about the threat posed by the pesticide DDT ultimately led to the creation of the EPA and other environmental milestones.
The Illinois Legislature should save the 340B program, which is holding on by a thread. In some counties, patients are being forced to travel far out of their way to get vital medications.
Rest easy, Gene Lyons says. The Trump Show is about to be canceled. He has zero chance of winning the popular vote. None.
The number of people who consider climate change a very serious problem should be 100%, but now it’s less than half. Meanwhile, most scientists believe global warming is accelerating quickly toward the point of irreversible ecological damage.
There is untapped talent our city has to offer, and it is critical to push for more permanent resources like the ones being built for the convention.
Carbon capture and sequestration technology is vital to help meet decarbonization goals.
For those who followed Boo Buie’s remarkable career with the Wildcats, it might be a bit surprising to see him on the NBA’s pay-no-mind list so soon after it ended — and in his own backyard, no less.
How good is he? Good enough that he might be bad coach–proof.
Ready or not, trillions of the five-eyed beasties are about to descend — or rather, emerge — upon Illinois.
Two researchers explain how gift-giving can be a way to show love and approval and strengthen relationships. But sometimes, those gifts send subtle cues, or come with strings attached.
The investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability into excessive force complaints tied to arrests of pro-Palestinian demonstrators should be an educational tool to gauge what methods are most effective in deescalating potential hairy situations.
A documentary series on Black Chicagoans’ struggles to gain equal access to good jobs could help to push back against those who say there are jobs that no Americans want — forgetting about a pool of Black workers that remains underutilized.
Elected officials could take a cue from Ellis Island to establish a fair and orderly immigration process, a former Chicago City Council member writes.
The Chicago Teachers Union is set for its own lobby day to ask for money for Chicago schools. But coming to town with two weeks left can mean settling for leftovers, and if the budget is as tight as the governor says, there may not be any leftovers for CPS.
Now that I am 80 years old and climbing an actuarial table, Mom’s memory blossoms in my garden of her favorite pale pink roses, creeping into the quiet of my living room at dusk. I’m flooded with memories of her boundless affection, strict but quiet parenting, and some of the questions I had failed to ask.
Too many injuries and too much interference from the refs hurt what should be the highlight of basketball season — the playoffs.
The Guardians have no business being 10 games over .500 and leading a surprisingly decent-looking American League Central, but here they are. Boy, the White Sox could learn a thing or two.
Businesses and neighborhood associations in River North and nearby want the city to end the dining program because of traffic congestion, delays to first responders and other headaches caused by closing off a major street artery, a local restaurant executive writes.
‘The X is the event,’ Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the Chicago Sun-Times about the location, which will be the central hub for about 60 agencies involved in designing and implementing convention security.