Daniel DePetris: Nicaragua slides further into dictatorship By Daniel DePetris July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The U.S. can increase the pain on Nicaragua’s economy in response to cancelled elections. Sanctions...
Clarence Page: Is the Smithsonian racist? MAGA makes a case using Newspeak. By Clarence Page July 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Gems such as "anti-White activism" and "illegal alien activism" don't rise to George Orwell's artfulness,...
John T. Shaw: Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering knows how to meet the moment By John T. Shaw July 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Nancy Rotering is a pillar of Highland Park and met her statesmanship moment four years...
Rashid Bashir: Illinois invented the future. This time, the quantum park will help us keep it. By Rashid Bashir July 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois' commitments to quantum are proof that we are done letting the value created here...
Rep. Amy Elik: Ethics reform is the only way to restore Illinoisans’ trust after recent scandals By Amy Elik July 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Illinois House Democrats continue to protect the status quo after ethics scandals involving Harry Benton...
Aaron Kaplowitz: Rahm Emanuel and Rep. Ro Khanna come to Israel to court far-left voters By Aaron Kaplowitz July 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Israel has become the one stage where an ambitious Democrat can court far-left voters without...
Faith leaders: One way we can bend the arc toward a more just Chicago By Ciera Bates-Chamberlain July 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. We celebrate the mayor's creation of a department of gun violence reduction, but the City...
Susan Koch: A memorable catch started my family’s love of fishing By Susan Koch July 24, 2026 at 9:31 a.m. It was the first and last muskie anyone in our family ever caught, but we...
Donnie Madia: What ‘The Bear’ has done for Chicago restaurants By Donnie Madia July 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The show reminded people that Chicago's restaurants are more than just places you go out...
Elizabeth Shackelford: The Trump administration’s aggression abroad is both ruthless and ineffective By Elizabeth Shackelford July 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The United States is imposing pointless suffering on the people of Cuba and Iran.