Should we allow Chicago police to work with federal immigration enforcement to root out undocumented immigrants accused of violent crimes?
Editorial: City Council should keep close watch on federal immigration enforcement, but much is yet unknown
Category: Editorials
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.
Editorial: Speaker Welch’s recent behavior in Springfield raises questions around his Illinois House leadership
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s informal rule requiring support from 75% of his Democratic members before allowing floor votes needs to go.
Editorial: It’s the kids who can’t read, not the teachers
The U.S. faces a nationwide early childhood literacy crisis, but some on the right are focusing instead on a New Jersey law that eliminates standardized testing for teachers. That’s a distraction.
Editorial: Nicor Gas’ delivery rates have doubled in six years, and now it wants another $309 million. Enough.
State regulators need to tell the Atlanta-based executives running Nicor that their rate hikes in suburban Chicago are wildly exorbitant.
Editorial: CTA, get back on X
CTA’s exit from X follows other, more serious episodes of lousy leadership. CTA riders need more communication, not less.
Editorial: Elon Musk creates a political earthquake over UK sexual abuse scandal. Good.
Elon Musk tweeted about the scandal of British girls raped by gangs of mostly Muslim men. He shook the political establishment.