Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson continues to wage his losing budget and propaganda war By The Editorial Board July 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. What's Chicago's midyear budget picture? Hard to tell from Mayor Johnson's ideological framing.
Editorial: Cook County’s system revictimizes survivors of domestic abuse By The Editorial Board July 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. A civilized society does not merely pass laws against domestic violence, it builds institutions capable...
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicagoans want a ‘revolution.’ How about competence, Mr. Mayor? By The Editorial Board July 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Mayoral rhetoric trashing business is really hammering at Chicago's future.
Editorial: Larry Snelling, Chicago’s best police superintendent in decades, suddenly retires. Now what? By The Editorial Board July 8, 2026 at 10:22 a.m. We should wait until after next year's election to hire Snelling's successor.
Editorial: For kids, a ‘boring’ summer can be the most exciting and memorable of all By The Editorial Board July 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Kids don't need every hour of summer optimized. Some boredom is one of the healthiest...
Editorial: Why Donald Trump should not have intervened in that World Cup dispute over Folarin Balogun By The Editorial Board July 6, 2026 at 3:04 p.m. By lobbying for Balogun, Trump wallowed in the mud with FIFA.
Editorial: Higher prices are making Americans into smarter, tech-savvy shoppers By The Editorial Board July 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. In a K-shaped economy, scrappy consumers are finding the smart phone can be an equalizer.
Editorial: Why teens need summer jobs and why we worry they are disappearing By The Editorial Board July 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Part time work makes for one of the best classrooms ever invented
Editorial: Centrist Democrats must not let ‘democratic socialists’ take over their party without a fight By The Editorial Board July 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Centrist Democrats need to find their voice in internal battle with democratic socialists.
America at 250, a cartoon essay by Scott Stantis By Scott Stantis July 4, 2026 at 5:05 a.m. Happy Semiquincentennial America! Here's a cartoon essay two and a half centuries in the making.