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: From the city that used fire as a catalyst for reinvention, good wishes for Los Angeles
Category: Editorials
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.
Editorial: How property tax increases became a new third rail in US politics
Governments now raise property taxes at their peril. People have had enough and are voting big spenders out.
Editorial: Republicans, resist the urge to blow up the filibuster for immigration overhaul
There’s talk in the nation’s capital of blowing up the Senate filibuster to pass GOP immigration policies. Don’t do it, Republicans.
Editorial: We have some New Year’s resolutions for JB Pritzker, Brandon Johnson and crew. And a few for ourselves.
Chicago and Illinois are not in a good place right now. We have some suggested New Year’s resolutions for those in positions to change that.
Editorial: Here are our views on new Illinois laws on everything from your health care coverage to your Netflix subscription
From a major health insurance overhaul to $100 tickets for parking on the shoulder near O’Hare, here are a few of the new state laws taking effect.