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Category: Editorials
Editorial: House Speaker Chris Welch went too far. Rep. Fred Crespo is good for Illinois.
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s punishment of fellow Democrat Fred Crespo after he offered his own budget proposal was eye-opening.
Editorial: It’s not the messaging, Mr. Mayor. Your policies and governance are the problems.
Mayor Brandon Johnson thinks Chicagoans would think more highly of him if they only understood better what he’s doing. He’s wrong.
Editorial: Brandon Johnson slams migrant busing, then celebrates the results. Please.
Was the mass busing of migrants from Texas an unconscionable humanitarian disaster, as Mayor Johnson once claimed — or a population boost worth celebrating?
Editorial: Beware, small investors. Trump’s gyrations are distorting fundamentals.
Should you buy or sell the Trump economy? It’s a complicated and unusual question.
Editorial: Buckle up, folks, Illinois’ budget is $536M short. Tax hikes cannot be the fix.
Given that state spending has ballooned by 43% just in six years, we’d say the best approach is to reduce spending.
Editorial: Why is CPS treating charter and private schools like liquor stores?
Charter schools are not liquor stores or smoke shops. They are public schools, funded by taxpayers and accountable to public standards.
Editorial: First job for new aviation commissioner? Don’t mess up Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.
Mayor Brandon Johnson seems to have made a good choice in Michael McMurray as aviation commissioner. O’Hare is doing well; keep it up.
Editorial: Welcome, Pope Leo XIV, Chicago’s Holy Father
We are incredibly proud to see one of our own take the reins in Vatican City. Welcome and God bless you, Pope Leo XIV. Come home soon.
Editorial: An ode to the joy of Jo-Ann Fabrics, or is that just Joann making its exit?
Joann, the longtime crafts and fabric retailer formerly known as Joann Fabrics, is closing all 800 of its U.S. stores by the end of May.