Two-thirds of Chicagoans say they disagree with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s priorities, and 72% yearn for a moderate mayor.
Will Johnson: Chicago wants a moderate mayor. Instead, we have Brandon Johnson.
Category: Opinion
Laura Washington: Hair shaming is a painful part of Black history
Black people are told that our beautiful kinky crowns are undesirable. We are compelled to conform to a white version of beauty.
Editorial: Energy futures for Winnetka, Naperville and St. Charles held hostage by arbitrary deadline
A power consortium wants to know by April 30 whether municipal utilities run by Winnetka, Naperville and St. Charles will remain members past 2035.
Editorial: The Ukraine issue comes with the fog of war. But what matters most here is perfectly simple
“Every few weeks,” wrote one of our more interesting critics, Walt Zlotow, on his Substack last spring, “the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board publishes an editorial misrepresenting the war in Ukraine.” Zlotow’s complaints included this statement in an editorial, also published last April: “We have never wavered in our support for the Ukrainian people against Russian […]
The Rev. Michael L. Pfleger: Why is St. Sabina flying the US flag upside down? America is in distress.
We at Saint Sabina’s in Chicago have chosen to raise the U.S. flag upside down to say what’s happening is wrong and unacceptable.
Editorial: Metra’s costly investigation into its own police calls for transparency
Metra, don’t take Illinoisans for a ride on this one. Release the results of the McGuireWoods investigation.
Daniel DePetris: The Arab world, alarmed by Donald Trump, tries to figure out Gaza
Egypt’s plan for rebuilding Gaza is far better than Donald Trump’s idea in terms of feasibility.
Joe Ferguson and Dana Levenson: How Mayor Brandon Johnson should invest in infrastructure while under financial constraint
Chicago needs to be assured that the mayor’s bond proceeds will be used only for appropriate purposes.
Letters: Gutting of federal health agencies has consequences for patients with chronic illnesses
How can these patients and millions of other Americans with all variety of illnesses ever dream of a cure or treatment now?
Editorial: Can a pair of lawsuits beat a Full House? A Wisconsin casino stifles economic development in Waukegan.
Waukegan through a series of missteps has made it so its long-awaited casino won’t open until 2027.