Paul Vallas misses the point of destroying the Department of Education in the first place.
Letters: What gutting the Department of Education will actually do
Day: February 21, 2025
Editorial: To improve law enforcement in Chicago and elsewhere, there’s no substitute for cops policing themselves
The number of internal Chicago Police Department citations of rank-and-file officers surged last year. That’s good.
Ian Kelly: Has America first become America alone?
The message sent by Donald Trump could not be clearer to our allies in Europe — after 75 years of shared security, you’re on your own.
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Today in History: Malcolm X shot to death
On Feb. 21, 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York.
Daily Herald opinion: Tragic and preventable: We must take care in how we drive in the suburbs to prevent pedestrian crash deaths
Daily Herald opinion: IDOT figures showing a 9.5% increase in pedestrian-involved crash fatalities should be a wake-up call for walkers and drivers.
Terry Savage: Don’t procrastinate on tax filing this year
It’s income tax time again, and this year it’s time to make a big change in how you file if you’re one of the small minority (less than 10%) who still file a paper return and then trek down to your local post office to send that return by registered mail — return receipt requested.
Ex-etiquette: I think my son is too young to go online. My ex disagrees.
Q. My son’s father has only come back into our son’s life in the last year. Prior to that he lived in another state. Our son likes to talk to his friends in a social media chat room site, but I do not want him online unmonitored. I believe he is too young and when he does go online, I require him to give me all his passwords so I can monitor his activity. His father allows him to go online at his home without monitoring. I have told his father I do not agree with this, but he says at his age, our son needs his privacy. Our son is 11. What’s good ex-etiquette?
The Kitchn: Everyone says my crab cakes are better than any restaurant’s version
Crab cakes definitely fall into a category of food I love to eat, but hate to pay for in restaurants. They almost always feel too expensive to order (see also: shrimp cocktail). Luckily for me, they’re way more cost-effective to make at home, and pretty quick and easy to prepare!