Editorial: Building a livable Chicago downtown with a ‘Cultural Stadium’ at its core
A livable Loop will take scores of small projects. Enter the Cultural Stadium.
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Editorial: Brandon Johnson won’t force the city’s unions to help solve his budget crisis. But help they must.
With or without mayoral pressure, Chicago will need union concessions to help solve its budget crisis.
Editorial: Many suburban school districts are asking taxpayers for more on Nov. 3. What happens if strapped taxpayers refuse?
Illinoisans managing their checkbooks have to be able to distinguish between wants and needs. So should school districts, especially before coming to tapped-out voters asking for more.
Editorial: As his city lurches through another budget crisis, Brandon Johnson merely offers a campaign manifesto
Buckle up for yet another wild budget ride after Mayor Johnson's most redistributionist tax and spending plan to date.
Editorial: A jury vindicates a City Council uprising against settling cases against the police
Settling police cases gets ever more costly.
Editorial: Education funding remains a hot topic in Illinois. The reality check? Money is tight.
At some point, Illinois must insist on better results from the education money it already spends.
Editorial: Illinois politicians agree on the need for affordability. They disagree on how to get there.
Do you believe the problem of affordability stems from insufficient revenue for government services? Or is the root of the issue excessive government?
Editorial: In Chicago, we know all about looting ‘protesters’ similar to the ones in France
There are protesters in French cities with genuine claims. And then there are looters, using the moment to grab designer goods.
Grab the scissors. Our midterms ‘bedsheet ballot’ is here.
Here is the Tribune Editorial Board's traditional "bedsheet ballot," a list of our endorsements in the November 3 general election. Take this with you the voting booth. (Yes, it’s legal.)
Tribune Editorial Board endorsements for the 2026 Illinois general election
The Tribune editorial board’s tradition of making political endorsements is a cornerstone of this newspaper’s history.