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Danny Villalobos: The Southwest Side isn’t a suburb. Stop zoning it like one.

Zoning and land use on the Southwest Side haven’t kept up with its residents. They block new housing options and prioritize cars.

If you view the Vietnam War purely through the prism of American defeat, you risk overlooking the deeper meaning of the conflict.

You might ask, “Wait, how does this guy have three mothers?” But I did, and they were all important, although only one of them was truly my mom.

Can you believe it? An American pope, no less, and a Chicago-born one besides.

Mayor Brandon Johnson seems to have made a good choice in Michael McMurray as aviation commissioner. O’Hare is doing well; keep it up.

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If physician-assisted suicide is adopted in Illinois, it will change the relationship between doctor and patient.

For years, poor governance has doomed the Chicago region to an inefficient transit system that fails to adequately serve its riders.

Gun buybacks can do some good. But they need to be effectively run. They shouldn’t wind up back on the streets.

The assertion that property taxes have shifted from businesses to homeowners neglects the economic distress affecting commercial properties.