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Column: Illinois’ legislative session of missed chances — and one bright spot

May 27, 2021 at 1:10 p.m.

Illinois at times can seem a state that never misses a chance to miss a chance. Earlier this year, there still seemed a possible chance for meaningful ethics reform. There...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker during a news conference at South Elgin High School on March 31, 2021, announcing Illinois school districts will receive $7 billion in federal funding to support students as they return to the classroom after distance and hybrid learning due to COVID-19.

Column: Illinois is still shortchanging people with disabilities, despite consent decree

May 13, 2021 at 3:54 p.m.

Parents of children with disabilities learn to dread the day the bus stops coming. Beginning at age 22, when people with disabilities "age out" of public school — literally dismissed...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot talks to reporters on Feb . 26, 2021.

Column: Mayor Lightfoot can reverse Chicago’s poor record on fire safety

April 29, 2021 at 2:32 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot broke ground Wednesday for the new Bronzeville Winery, a Black-owned business, that is set to open this summer. It wouldn't have happened without a Neighborhood Opportunity Fund...

The Illinois State Capitol building May 20, 2020, in Springfield.

Column: Extortion: There oughta be a law! (But there’s not in Illinois.)

April 15, 2021 at 12:46 p.m.

When the director of the Illinois Board of Elections, Steve Sandvoss, was targeted in an online extortion attempt last week, he reportedly took the matter directly to the Illinois State...

Protesters rally outside Chicago City Hall for an elected school board on March 3, 2021.

Column: Come clean, Mayor Lightfoot: Do you support an elected school board or not?

April 1, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is in a tight spot. It's a spot she built herself, so she's responsible for the fix she's in. And how she gets out will have lasting...

State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch talks to lawmakers at the Capitol in Springfield on May 25, 2016.

Column: The next big test for Speaker Welch: A fair map

March 18, 2021 at 2:25 p.m.

The Chris Welch coming-out party had its latest event this week when the new speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives laid out his views on a host of issues...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch prepares to address the media after being elected as speaker on Jan. 13, 2021, at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield.

Column: An Illinois House speaker talking about voter trust? More of that, please.

March 4, 2021 at 6:40 p.m.

OK, so new Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch still is in the early days of his first big turn on the public stage. He told the Economic Club of...

Gov J.B. Pritzker gives a press briefing Jan. 27, 2021, at the drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination location set up inside the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.

Column: Pritzker’s budget is a big ‘never mind’ after years of bold talk

February 18, 2021 at 12:31 p.m.

Think of this as the "never mind" budget. Last November, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker's "fair tax" proposal failed, the first-term governor warned of trouble ahead. It would take deep cuts...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot leaves the podium after she gave an update to the Chicago Public Schools reopening plan at City Hall in Chicago on Feb. 4, 2021.

Column: Mayor Lori Lightfoot at the midpoint: Can she still live up to her campaign promises?

February 4, 2021 at 3:22 p.m.

The calendar quickly is approaching the second anniversary of the February 2019 municipal election that set Lori Lightfoot's trajectory toward the mayor's office. Just over a month later, she won...

Column: Welcome, Speaker Welch. Here’s your to-do list.

January 21, 2021 at 2:21 p.m.

In the days after Michael Madigan was unseated as speaker of the Illinois House, a friend and I exchanged emails about the new speaker, a lesser-known lawmaker from Hillside, the...

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