Editorial: A toast to innovation in downtown Arlington Heights June 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The concept introduces a new open consumption area that would allow patrons to purchase alcoholic beverages and take them around Arlington Alfresco.
Editorial: Springfield’s housing push was a spring bust, but Congress is cooking up a better plan June 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act in the U.S. Senate would reward communities that make it easier to build housing rather than lay down mandates.
Editorial: Boston and the unbridled joy of Scottish World Cup fandom June 22, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. The Scots had a love affair with Boston. But those kilts will be hot in Miami.
Editorial: Illinois residents lose out on disaster aid. Reform can’t come soon enough. June 22, 2026 at 8:27 a.m. Election-year politics and a state’s influence in Congress have affected disaster declarations and the flow of federal aid in the past. But it's overt under Trump.
Editorial: Illinois spends 65 cents on pensions for every dollar it spends on classrooms June 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois is spending nearly 10 times as much on K-12 pensions as it did at the turn of the century.
Editorial: Illinois unions are miffed at Springfield Democrats who usually do their bidding. That’s a positive. June 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Union displeasure with Springfield Democrats counts as good news.
Editorial: How to enjoy America’s 250th birthday June 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. America is about more than who's president. Enjoy her 250th birthday.
Editorial: Attorney Dan Webb’s hyperbolic threats against the city of Chicago are lamentable June 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The parking meter flap just got even uglier.
Editorial: ‘Toll free in ’73’ was just another empty promise. Buckle up for a 45-cent toll hike, Illinois. June 22, 2026 at 12:48 p.m. If lawmakers had not diverted hundreds of millions of transportation dollars toward transit, would a 45-cent toll increase still be necessary?
Editorial: Sidley Austin decamps for buzzier digs, but don’t write off the Central Loop just yet June 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. A new Sidley Austin-anchored office tower in the West Loop leaves more space to soak up in the Central Loop.