Faith leaders: Chicago’s public-safety progress is a fragile edifice
Violence prevention in Chicago cannot be rebuilt from scratch every time the fifth floor changes...
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John T. Shaw: US Rep. Nikki Budzinski believes centrist workhorses can prevail over far-left show horses
Centrists may not claim to usher in new eras in American economic and political life,...
Professors: The competitiveness in parenting to give kids a leg up has reached a new level
American parents are working harder than ever to give their children a leg up.
Dr. Disha Narang: Gov. JB Pritzker’s honesty about GLP-1s is good medicine for Illinois
Obesity has been seen as something patients could overcome through lifestyle changes rather than recognized...
Paul Vallas: Mississippi is no substitute for the New Orleans education miracle
Despite the improvement, many Mississippi students still fail to reach proficient benchmarks on state and...
Michael Peregrine: Decatur’s amazing role in the history of the Chicago Bears and the NFL
Cornstarch and pigskin came together over 100 years ago in Decatur, Illinois, to help create...
David Greising: We need statewide solutions to the poor oversight at Illinois’ county jails
People held in Illinois' 90 county jails are virtually all presumed innocent. As a society,...
Matt Brewer: What I learned about City Hall serving on the Chicago Housing Authority
I joined the Chicago Housing Authority board because far too often, the neighborhoods we are...
Vince Fattore: What Chicagoans should be able to expect from their aldermen
Residents should not have to repeatedly report the same pothole or wait month after month...
Aldermen and union leader: With summers getting hotter, Chicago must pass heat protections for outdoor workers
Chicago relies on its outdoor workers to keep moving. Yet they continue to face increasingly...