City officials presented aldermen with a highly unrealistic plan to provide soup-to-nuts regulation of the hemp business.
Editorial: Do Chicago voters know there are 1,900 places to buy hemp and get high?
Category: Opinion
Maddy Wheelock: School choice does not equal education freedom. It drains public resources.
More money for private schools and charters means less for rural and low-income schools. Illinois cannot afford to take any more money away from public schools.
Dr. Cory Franklin: Dr. Anthony Fauci should come clean about COVID-19
The goal of reasonable critics and curious citizens is not to put Dr. Anthony Fauci in jail but rather to uncover the truth of COVID-19.
Letters: The Trump administration is focused on soundbites, not substantive change
Administration officials are chasing soundbites — not sustainable changes — and leaving real harm in their wake.
Editorial: Sackler family takes another questionable stab at settling their opioid-addiction liabilities
The U.S. Supreme Court said no to the Sackler family’s previous attempt to settle their opioid-addiction liabilities. The latest try should be rejected, too.
Letters: Cicero is welcoming to everyone, regardless of citizenship status
Cicero President Larry Dominick and the town have taken a strong stand defending the rights of all residents, including undocumented residents.
Clarence Page: When disaster strikes, Donald Trump’s instinct is to blame DEI first
As Team Trump implements reforms, it must balance preserving merit-based standards while maintaining policies that prevent unfair discrimination.
The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Feb. 1
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Letters: A Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Illinois would be a game-changer for patients
As an advanced nurse, I see the harsh realities of high prescription drug costs every day.
Robert A. Levy: The US needs to rein in presidential pardon power
Pardon power is almost unbounded — excluding only state crimes, civil liability, future crimes and crimes by the president himself.