The false economies baked into the Chicago budget cuts are glaring when we compare the small proposed savings to the costs of police misconduct.
David Greising: CPD’s consent decree will be worth the cost if reforms are effectively implemented
Category: Opinion
Letters: President Joe Biden should act to have the Equal Rights Amendment certified
Publishing the ERA would affirm the legal equality of all Americans, regardless of sex.
Letters: Editorial about immigration fails to recognize Republicans’ intransigence
I wish I agreed with the editorial board that it was possible for the Republican Party to show compassion and humanity.
Editorial: Meet the new ‘head tax’: Brandon Johnson’s business levy could cause companies to flee for the suburbs
With his $300 million property tax hike buried by aldermen, Mayor Brandon Johnson offers a $128 million increase in an already-onerous tax on businesses.
Linda Goler Blount: Government has the tools to end severe obesity. It should use them.
The latest medications reduce food cravings and offer a host of other benefits. New legislation would expand Medicare coverage for these drugs.
Tazewell Thompson: Presenting my opera ‘Blue,’ here and now, feels all too apt
Practiced at its highest level, opera can elevate us and help us navigate through difficult, divisive and challenging times and situations.
Heddy Lahmann: Why we should care about arts education in public schools
The arts are basic to human needs for expression, connection and understanding.
Paul Vallas: Chicago’s federal consent decree will not improve policing
Does CPD need an expensive consent decree to implement real reform measures?
Laura Washington: Rahm Emanuel leading the Democrats is a nonstarter
The most compelling indictment of Rahm Emanuel can be summed up in two words: Laquan McDonald.
Andy Shaw: Rahm Emanuel is the best choice to lead Democrats out of the political wilderness
Watching Rahm Emanuel try to break Donald Trump’s political spell would be a healthy exercise in democracy.