School boards need to focus on student success – not administrative enrichment.
Editorial: Tiffany Henyard soon will be gone, but Dolton is stuck with a wildly overpaid schools boss
Category: Editorials
Editorial: Illinois has too many townships. Pritzker-backed bills to prune them should get action.
Do you know which township you live in? Many people don’t. But Illinois has 1,426 of them, so it’s worth paying attention to what they do.
Editorial: Trump administration’s Signal breach was a dangerous error. Treat it as such, Mr. President.
The inadvertent inclusion of a journalist in internal administration discussions on an imminent military operation demands a more serious response.
Editorial: Build, baby, build. There’s good news on Chicago’s South and West sides.
With little fanfare, a consortium of nonprofits is building dozens of new single-family homes on the South and West sides.
Editorial: Kudos to the seven Chicago school board members courageously upholding fiscal sanity
Seven Chicago school board members won’t support a $175 million pension payment, enough to rebuff the mayor’s demand CPS do so.
Editorial: Disruption and disorder are undermining renewed civic engagement
Threats, intimidation, ad hominem attacks, arson and property crimes are not the way. We encourage frustrated Americans to take the high road instead of continuing to feed into worse and worse acts that put others at risk.
Grab the scissors. Our ‘bedsheet ballot’ for the suburban elections is here.
The Tribune Editorial Board’s “bedsheet ballot” is a list of our endorsements in the April 1 elections that you can take with you to the polls.
Editorial: On April 1, Chicago’s suburbs have their say at the ballot box. Here are the hot local issues.
Concerned about the future of American democracy? The vibrant elections in Chicago’s suburbs should encourage you.
Editorial: In Oak Park village president race, Tribune Editorial Board endorses Vicki Scaman
Oak Park is proudly progressive, embracing what incumbent village President Vicki Scaman touts as a community that’s not only diverse but also integrated.
Editorial: Chicago school board should reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fiscally irresponsible pension-payment demand
The Chicago Board of Education is under no obligation to cover a $175 million pension payment that by law is the city of Chicago’s responsibility.