Passover is an annual mandate to understand that liberation from the bonds of tyranny isn’t some old story.
Rabbi Ari Hart: Passover teaches us that the struggle for freedom is always unfolding
Category: Commentary
Paul Vallas: Latest suicide underscores how Chicago leaders are ignoring our police officers’ struggles
Chicago police officers are physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. They are suffering.
David Petitti: Once nirvana for mall shoppers, Northbrook Court’s time has passed
Northbrook Court called out to its faithful to come together in a retail space as moving as a medieval cathedral.
Beth Swanson: What is the state of Chicago’s youths?
For far too many youths, especially those from Black and Latinx communities on the South and West sides, opportunities are of reach.
Michael Peregrine: The Great Chicago Flood’s lasting lessons, 33 years later
The story of how the Loop, in 1992, flooded, why it flooded and how it recovered is one for the ages, a real “Chicago tale.”
Jens Ludwig: The unforgiving origins of Chicago gun violence
This excerpt from “Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence” explores what caused three lives to change forever.
Clarence Page: Trump and Vance raise puzzling question at the Smithsonian. What’s ‘improper ideology’?
In his executive order, Trump called for reshaping the Smithsonian into a “symbol of inspiration and American greatness.”
Kenneth Seeskin: Passover is a celebration and challenge of our most essential human values
Passover’s significance is more than an observation of an actual event; it is a celebration and challenge.
David Greising: State action on pension reform is slow. That may prove auspicious in the end.
There are signs that some of the best ideas for pensions reform in Illinois might converge.
Mark Batinick: Illinois Republicans must embrace vote by mail or be left behind
In lower-turnout contests, Democrats have a massive advantage because they’ve built a reliable vote-by-mail base.