While Indiana’s proposal to adopt Illinois counties is preposterous, we can’t forget that downstate secession votes led Hoosier lawmakers to act.
Editorial: Indiana stunt has no legs, but we can’t forget downstate secession votes
Category: Editorials
Editorial: Joe Biden, the president who did not know when to leave the stage
Few Democrats will ever forget the night of June 27, 2024, when all of the careful mitigation, obfuscation and mendacity long practiced by loyal aides and close family members met the cruel reality of a debate stage with a hostile opponent and a president finally forced to speak for himself, without a teleprompter. In a […]
Editorial: Should Chicago have a specific mechanism for recalling its mayor? With caveats, yes.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s unpopularity has created far more interest in establishing a recall process. Johnson or no Johnson, let’s do it.
Editorial: Jurors in Madigan trial hear the sad ballad of Mike and Mike
On the witness stand, former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s dismissive depiction of his close friendship with co-defendant Michael McClain was striking.
Editorial: Credit rating downgrade an unsurprising warning about the future of Chicago’s financial stability
It’s bad news — though unsurprising — that following the passage of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s most recent city budget, S&P downgraded the city’s credit rating to BBB. Bad policy decisions trigger bad outcomes.
Editorial: City Council should keep close watch on federal immigration enforcement, but much is yet unknown
Should we allow Chicago police to work with federal immigration enforcement to root out undocumented immigrants accused of violent crimes?
Editorial: Dorval Carter was an ineffective CTA leader. Now Chicago needs a new ‘Train Daddy,’ or ‘Mommy’
A whole new style of management will be required of the successor to Dorval Carter.
Editorial: Justice Juan Merchan got it just right with Donald Trump’s sentencing
New York Justice Juan Merchan’s decision to let Donald Trump go unpunished for his 34 felony-count convictions was the right one.
Editorial: Will convicted ex-New Jersey Sen. Menendez get the Ed Burke ‘kid gloves’ treatment from the court?
Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Merendez wants his past “good works” to dramatically lighten his corruption sentence. Sound familiar?
Editorial: From the city that used fire as a catalyst for reinvention, good wishes for Los Angeles
The Great Chicago Fire made one-third of this city homeless. Within a year, hardly a trace. Los Angeles can recover with all our help.