Waukegan through a series of missteps has made it so its long-awaited casino won’t open until 2027.
Editorial: Can a pair of lawsuits beat a Full House? A Wisconsin casino stifles economic development in Waukegan.
Category: Editorials
Editorial: Peoples Gas gets the right marching orders at long last
It took too long, but the state finally put the clamps on Peoples Gas’ unaffordable, decades-long project to rebuild Chicago’s gas system.
Clarence Page: Voters’ remorse? Not much, but give it time
At this point, Elon Musk and Donald Trump are rolling out a fast and furious agenda, and most Americans can only look on in awe.
Editorial: Frigid temperatures highlight the harshness of Chicago homeless experience — and the need for new ideas
Chicago’s homelessness crisis reflects deeper inequities. The city needs a more strategic approach.
Editorial: A great rugby rivalry between Ireland and New Zealand with Soldier Field as the stage
A huge international rugby rivalry between Ireland and New Zealand will play out in Chicago. The world will watch.
Editorial: To improve law enforcement in Chicago and elsewhere, there’s no substitute for cops policing themselves
The number of internal Chicago Police Department citations of rank-and-file officers surged last year. That’s good.
Editorial: Gov. JB Pritzker reads the electoral tea leaves and, hooray, delivers a budget free of tax hikes
Gov. JB Pritzker’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal doesn’t raise taxes and zeroes out a costly program providing healthcare to many undocumented immigrants.
Editorial: Antisemitic fears in Chicago coalesce around a controversial puppet
Chicago has an issue with antisemitism. Beginning with a puppet.
Editorial: On tolls, Indiana looks to take a page out of Illinois’ book
Indiana, take some advice from us: Don’t mess with the tolls.
Editorial: Again with the graduated income tax legislation, Springfield?
Springfield, stop raising the specter of new taxes. You haven’t earned the right to ask Illinoisans for more.