Laura Washington – Page 5

May 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Black women voters are Democrats' most reliable base. In a crowded Illinois Senate race, that vote can hold sway or be divided and conquered.

April 30, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

At this point, President Donald Trump has the lowest approval of any president in the past 80 years.

April 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Expo Chicago, the city's biggest arts gathering, arrives at the right time to take the temperature of our challenging arts landscape.

April 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago is struggling with teen takeovers. Mom and dad, what are you doing to keep your teens in line? What help do you need?

April 9, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

Perhaps if Democrats had done less talking and more strategizing, the 2024 presidential election might have turned out differently.

April 2, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

As Bernie Sanders and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez raise fists together on the Fight Oligarchy tour, Elizabeth Warren is not on the scene.

March 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

If Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin runs, he clears the field instantly. If he doesn’t, hordes of ambitious pols will jump into the race.

March 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The six-story, 51-room hotel will replace Yoshi’s Café, a neighborhood treasure that closed in 2021.

March 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

It is time for Democrats to stop the gnashing of teeth over Donald Trump. Get with a program that is in sync with real voters.

March 9, 2025 at 12:55 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is putting a virtual administrative novice in charge of a system with more than 600 parks and a $598 million budget.

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