The California wildfires will cost insurers more than $30 billion; Allstate is hiking homeowners rates in Illinois by 14.3%. Related? Probably not, but let’s be sure.
Category: Editorials
Editorial: Amid a culture of fear, facts matter now more than ever
With tensions high, and both sides seem ready to believe the worst about those standing opposite them, the margin for error is slim.
Editorial: Really, Dr. Phil? Oprah’s celebrity doctor debases himself in the very city that made him a star.
What was Dr. Phil thinking when he embedded himself with ICE? Oprah Winfrey must be appalled.
Editorial: Not all ‘processed’ food is bad — but Red Dye No. 3 and harmful chemicals don’t belong in what we eat
Jim Richards doesn’t look like a mad scientist and his plant-based milk made from macadamia nuts tastes delicious. Yet his carefully crafted product is one of many in the grocery store that can fall under the dubious heading of “ultraprocessed.” Richards calls it “Milkadamia,” and his Rolling Meadows-based company makes the drink by grinding nuts […]
Editorial: West Loop entertainment district should not come at the cost of historic venues such as Chicago’s Uptown Theatre
A new music venue is planned for the West Loop. But what does that mean for Chicago’s historic venues?
Editorial: Stop playing politics with disaster aid to California
Republicans in Washington want to force California to make policy changes in order to get federal help. That’s unAmerican.
Editorial: Presidents are issuing more pardons. That’s not a good thing.
Maybe you’re mad about President Joe Biden’s parting gift of a preemptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of the Biden family. If not, you’re likely frustrated that President Donald Trump issued mass pardons for people arrested for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6. Instead, we’d argue you should be unhappy about a growing […]
Editorial: Disengagement is no answer to Trumpian excess
America has always needed moderate, commonsense voices. The Second Age of Trump is no time to check out.
Editorial: Chicago should aim for ‘World’s Tallest,’ not ‘World’s Tallest Teardown’
The fate of 311 W. Wacker is a moment to be marked. The threat of knocked-down skyscrapers is a blow to our beloved downtown.
Editorial: Indiana stunt has no legs, but we can’t forget downstate secession votes
While Indiana’s proposal to adopt Illinois counties is preposterous, we can’t forget that downstate secession votes led Hoosier lawmakers to act.