Ted Mesiacos, who has served as Aurora’s 3rd Ward alderman since 2013, is running for mayor of Aurora in the Feb. 25 primary election.
Day: February 20, 2025
‘Zero Day’ review: Zero intrigue in this thriller starring Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro stars in another series that shoulda been a movie, as a former president called back into action to investigate a cyber attack.
‘The Monkey’ review: Stephen King’s killer toy becomes ‘Longlegs’ creator Osgood Perkins’ plaything
Filmmakers tinker with the question of tone from project to project, many not as much as they should. But writer-director Osgood Perkins has no problem with tonal adjustment.
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Column: In the early ’30s, Hollywood’s ‘dictator craze’ offered a startling alternative to democracy
Hollywood loved the idea, though it had little use for words like “lighthearted” or “mild” in what the screen trade publications nicknamed the dictator craze.
Letters: We need Democrats to act like adults. Donald Trump will be vindicated.
Why must we waste time when we need to get things done for the American people?
Law experts: COPA’s investigations are superior to anything we’ve seen in Chicago police accountability history
The efforts by Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability represent a dramatic break from the long history of police impunity in Chicago.
Reshma Saujani: President Donald Trump should give parents a tax cut for child care
Congress and the new administration have the power to fix the child care crisis. But so far, our new leaders are refusing to act.
Editorial: Gov. JB Pritzker reads the electoral tea leaves and, hooray, delivers a budget free of tax hikes
Gov. JB Pritzker’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal doesn’t raise taxes and zeroes out a costly program providing healthcare to many undocumented immigrants.