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Daniel DePetris: Syrians are relieved Bashar Assad is gone. They also are right to be concerned about the future.

Syrians are relieved that Bashar Assad’s reign is now a thing of the past. Yet there is concern about how Syria will now be governed.

One of my favorite things about the holidays is the lengths that grown-ups go to so kids can feel wonder and magic and awe.

If Brandon Johnson really were serious about collaborating, he would have provided Chicago aldermen their budget data by now.

Many readers lamented, as one put it, “the demise of Thanksgiving” and paid homage to the erstwhile November holiday.

Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, otherwise known as Bashar Assad’s lifeline in Syria, have bigger fish to fry at the moment.

Proposed projects in Chicago address vacant tracts of land. But realizing their potential doesn’t require another big idea, or even a big stadium.

Democrats are trying to determine if Election Day was a circumstantial setback or the unfolding of a potentially long-term disaster.

This time should be a moment for family and friends to gather, reflect and pay homage to the goodness the year has brought.

Iran has expanded its nuclear program since Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018.

During a dark presidential campaign, two mayors from swing states insisted on placing the public interest above their personal or partisan interest.