A city charter could reboot the rules by which a city is governed — which in corruption-ridden Chicago, could be a welcome change.
Category: Opinion
Rep. Maurice West and Arne Duncan: Illinois must invest in housing support for people exiting prison
Far too many people fail to reenter society after prison because they lack a safe place to sleep and an address to put on an application.
Editorial: Tiffany Henyard soon will be gone, but Dolton is stuck with a wildly overpaid schools boss
School boards need to focus on student success – not administrative enrichment.
Letters: Donald Trump’s administration shows its incompetence with Signal leak
This administration is constantly trying to impress us that it knows best and has all the answers, but its actions show just the opposite.
Letters: President Donald Trump must realize he is bound by law in deportations
Trump asserts the authority to seize people off the street and have them locked up in a foreign prison. This rejects the rule of law.
Willie Wilson: Where do Black Americans go from here?
The cuts to federal government jobs coupled with gutting of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could harm Black and brown Americans.
Bilal Bilici: Arrest of Istanbul mayor confirms Turkey is falling into authoritarianism
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu demands immediate and coordinated international condemnation.
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.
Letters: There is no justification for targeting Tesla cars to protest Elon Musk
Since when is it OK to ruin someone’s private property for any reason?