The Democratic Party has spent the last decade chasing the dragon of moderation, with precious little to show for it.
Letters: Scolding Democrats over f-bombs ignores how moderation has failed
Day: May 2, 2025
Russell Brand llega a tribunal de Londres para enfrentar cargos de violación y agresión sexual
Por BRIAN MELLEY LONDRES (AP) — El actor y comediante Russell Brand llegó el viernes a un tribunal de Londres para enfrentar cargos de violación y agresión sexual que involucran a cuatro mujeres. Los fotógrafos rodearon a Brand, de 49 años, a su llegada al Tribunal de Magistrados de Westminster para su primera vista desde […]
The lasting impact of Trump’s immigration crackdown on CPS students
Trump’s hard-line immigration policy has taken a deep emotional toll on communities and Chicago Public Schools with large undocumented populations, so much so that many kids are absent.
Elizabeth Shackelford: Make it make sense. What is motivating Donald Trump’s foreign policy?
Russia isn’t just getting its way on Ukraine. The Trump administration has taken other actions on Vladimir Putin’s wish list.
What to do in Chicago: Polish Parade, Japanese Breakfast and May the 4th Be With You
Also around the area this weekend, comedian Laura Peek is at Zanies and the farmers markets open for summer.
Editorial: Security deposits for renters are fairer than exploding move-in fees
Security deposit regulations overreached. So now Chicago is stuck with worse “move-in fees.”
Jonathan Zimmerman: Shaming Bill Maher and Saquon Barkley will backfire on the Democrats
If I wanted Donald Trump and his MAGA acolytes to thrive in the 2026 midterm elections, I’d cancel Bill Maher and Saquon Barkley.
Editorial: A big Canadian developer just says no to Chicago political extortion
Approval of a sprawling River West apartment complex that would create 490 affordable units is being delayed by union demands.
Heidi Stevens: Trump has treated the country as his stage. But Americans are not extras in their own life stories
One thing that doesn’t fit neatly in the Trump narrative is thousands upon thousands of fed up Americans flooding the streets in protest.
Early months of combined migrant, homeless shelters in Chicago see success, structural challenges
When a converted Kenwood hotel opened its doors to migrants in the summer of 2023, officials who announced the news received vociferous pushback from residents. They had numerous concerns about the shelter at 4900 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive: whether migrants would be vaccinated and fingerprinted; how their children would be educated; the food they […]