People don’t want a $750,000 ad campaign from the RTA. They want more buses that arrive on time and trains that feel safe.
Rep. Kam Buckner: The RTA is running ads while riders and legislators are running out of patience
Category: Commentary
Laura Washington: Donald Trump achieves a notorious distinction in his first 100 days
At this point, President Donald Trump has the lowest approval of any president in the past 80 years.
Steven Levitt and Ruby Rorty: America needs more living kidney donors. Here’s how we achieve that goal.
We can take simple steps to radically increase the number of kidneys available for transplant, but political inertia has stood in the way.
Daniel DePetris: The frenetic foreign policy of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days
Has President Donald Trump accomplished any foreign policy goals in his first 100 days?
Robert Gomez: Chicago’s Riverwalk vendor process is shrouded in secrecy. It’s time for real reform.
The city speaks often about equity, but the way it has treated Beat Kitchen as a Riverwalk vendor tells a different story.
Arne Duncan: Illinois should let residents pursue a bachelor’s degree at community college
The governor has proposed allowing Illinoisans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in high-need fields through a community college.
Clarence Page: Sen. Dick Durbin’s departure stirs a scramble amid a new generation
As President Donald Trump’s polling takes a tumble 100 days into his second term — and Illinois’ Dick Durbin, the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat, announces his retirement, a very old hit tune sung by Ethel Waters comes to mind: “There’ll Be Some Changes Made.” I’m gonna change my way of livin’, and that ain’t no bluff […]
Storer H. Rowley: Should America return the Statue of Liberty?
This nation, under President Donald Trump, is fast losing its once-earned claim to hold liberty’s torch high.
Willie Wilson: Donald Trump’s health care funding cuts will hurt everyday Americans
The Trump administration’s approach undervalues the health of minority populations and disrupts our ability to prepare for the next pandemic.
John Holden: Chicago’s zoning plan for Broadway is a nonstarter
An upzoning plan could cannibalize the very urban vibrancy that has made Edgewater so appealing in the first place.