Commentary
The opinions in and around Chicago that inform, analyze, hold power accountable and entertain.
New legislation eliminates out-of-pocket costs for police, firefighters, correctional officers and other first responders to get counseling when they’re experiencing mental health concerns.
Micromobility devices are increasingly popular nationwide, and more e-scooters are on Chicago’s streets these days. Gathering accident data would make it easier to keep everyone on the road safe.
In Caleb Williams, the Bears finally might have the quarterback they’ve been seeking for the last 75 years.
The rookie threw four touchdown passes in a victory over the Jaguars on Sunday, continuing his hot streak.
The obsessive focus on the Fever star and TV viewership is spoiling a series for the ages.
Long forgotten, the chewing-tobacco stained ball from the forever-tainted 1919 World Series was found in 2022, hidden in a time capsule at the Tribune Tower. Grant DePorter of Harry Caray’s Restaurants thinks returning it could put today’s White Sox back in the game.
'Monkey trial' of 1925, brought to life in Goodman's 'Inherit the Wind,' echoes today's culture wars
Chicago lawyer Clarence Darrow put on quite a show in Tennessee as he defended teacher John Scopes, who had violated state law by teaching the theory of evolution.
The Buckeyes have it all. The Ducks have their home turf to protect. Who wins Saturday at Autzen Stadium?
Tim Walz may have shaded the truth a few times. But those discrepancies are minor compared to the vicious lies spread by JD Vance and Donald Trump.
The wife of former Bears star Steve McMichael opposes a potential effective ban on hemp-derived products, including delta-8. Hemp products “have been a game-changer for Steve ... keeping him comfortable and easing his pain.”
Rule changes have led to an increase in the use of the filibuster to stall legislation. That undermines our democratic institutions and does a disservice to the American public.
YouTube hit “Hot Ones” plies top stars with hot wings while asking burning questions.
An assistant U.S. attorney general said the recently announced review will prevent the tragic ordeal endured by the Black victims of a white mob from being “lost to history.”
Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their running mates, JD Vance and Tim Walz, all have made statements that contradict the First Amendment right to free speech.
That Elon Musk continues to let misinformation and hate triumph over facts and truth is reprehensible, especially at a time of crisis.
A quantum workforce could deliver and deploy national security, medicine and manufacturing breakthroughs, a tech company leader writes.
Benefits are usually overestimated, a reader from Lincoln Square writes. Others write about voters signing on touchscreens, the mayor’s demand for more money from Springfield, and Halloween decorations that hurt birds and insects.
It could allow the rookie quarterback to learn without learning hard lessons.
Age-appropriate voting exercises can help preschoolers learn how to make decisions, resolve conflicts and understand rule of the majority, while learning to take into account the rights of the minority, per the Illinois Early Learning Project.
El director de operaciones de la Municipalidad explica por qué instalar una nueva estación de policía de Chicago en una armería de la Guardia Nacional de Illinois cerca del Midway, como lo han solicitado los miembros del Concejo Municipal del área, infringe la seguridad y otras regulaciones.
La Corte Suprema decidirá si la demanda de México, que acusa a los fabricantes de armas estadounidenses de fomentar la violencia de los cárteles de la droga con un flujo fácil de armas de fuego, puede proceder.