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John T. Shaw: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower were models of statesmanship

John T. Shaw: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower were models of statesmanship

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower each represented the best of his party’s governing...

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John T. Shaw

Clarence Page: Thank you, Dolly Parton, for your music, good humor and public service

Clarence Page: Thank you, Dolly Parton, for your music, good humor and public service

Dolly Parton was the salt of the earth. This quality shone in her songwriting and...

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Clarence Page

David Greising: Gov. JB Pritzker’s pause on data centers isn’t a long-term plan

David Greising: Gov. JB Pritzker’s pause on data centers isn’t a long-term plan

There are costs with data centers, and there are benefits. There are potential windfalls and...

28.08.2026 7

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David Greising

Heidi Stevens: Dolly Parton narrated our lives and unlocked our humanity. We were lucky to live in her world.

Heidi Stevens: Dolly Parton narrated our lives and unlocked our humanity. We were lucky to live in her world.

Dolly Parton dared us to imagine. She dared us to care. She led us by...

28.08.2026 4

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Heidi Stevens

Laura Washington: Will he run again? Mayor Brandon Johnson has the luxury of waiting to decide.

Laura Washington: Will he run again? Mayor Brandon Johnson has the luxury of waiting to decide.

What does Mayor Brandon Johnson hope to accomplish by dragging his feet?

26.08.2026 4

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Laura Washington

Daniel DePetris: What the US must learn from Canada’s ‘elbows up’ response to tariffs

Daniel DePetris: What the US must learn from Canada’s ‘elbows up’ response to tariffs

Resisting U.S. bullying, is not only a political winner for Prime Minister Carney, but an...

25.08.2026 20

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Who is Natalie Harp? Americans have a right to know.

Clarence Page: Who is Natalie Harp? Americans have a right to know.

We have little idea who Natalie Harp is. And the more we learn about President...

24.08.2026 10

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Clarence Page

Edward Keegan: Chicago architects go back to bricks

Edward Keegan: Chicago architects go back to bricks

New brick-faced projects signal an interest in creating Chicago architecture that fits in.

23.08.2026 10

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Edward Keegan

Heidi Stevens: Division and discord are the last things the WNBA needs

Heidi Stevens: Division and discord are the last things the WNBA needs

As long as we’re mostly talking about transgender people as some kind of sinister threat...

21.08.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens

Elizabeth Shackelford: AI should be managed like nuclear weapons

Elizabeth Shackelford: AI should be managed like nuclear weapons

The AI threat could be even greater than nuclear weapons since agents can operate independent...

21.08.2026 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Daniel DePetris: Israel can no longer deny the shift in US politics

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the U.S. underscores the fact that Israel is no...

18.08.2026 10

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Unity, and careful messaging, will be key to Democrats’ resurgence

If Democrats keep that up and avoid too much infighting, they will be able to...

17.08.2026 10

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Clarence Page

Heidi Stevens: How one church turned the offering plate into an outpouring of community

I love the story, and I love the example. I especially love that the program...

14.08.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens

David Greising: Illinois House speaker’s only way out of latest government scandal is through ethics reform

Illinois is once again facing scandal because elected leaders, when handed the opportunity to clean...

14.08.2026 20

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David Greising

Laura Washington: Illinois and Chicago campaigns defy conventional monied wisdom

Elections are being bought and sold by the monied classes, "they" say, but elections in...

12.08.2026 10

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Laura Washington

Daniel DePetris: The Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey deal provides the US with an opportunity

Here's why the mutual defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is significant.

11.08.2026 10

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Time for Democrats to widen their ‘big tent’

Democrats shouldn't be afraid to back candidates like Dr. Abdul El-Sayed who take dissenting but...

10.08.2026 10

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Clarence Page

Edward Keegan: Donald Trump’s design depravity and disregard for expertise

The president is now living the real estate developer’s fantasy — with seeming no laws,...

09.08.2026 20

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Edward Keegan

Heidi Stevens: Two summer reads that invite us to glimpse behind the facade of a carefully curated world

Fiction invites you to walk in someone else’s shoes and inhabit someone else’s mind and...

07.08.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens

Elizabeth Shackelford: The only communist threat is coming from inside the White House

Why has the "Red Scare" returned now? Because when a party in power is deeply...

07.08.2026 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Steve Chapman: Donald Trump’s drug boat attacks are brutal and futile

Operation Southern Spear is a radical departure from how past presidents tried to combat drug...

05.08.2026 20

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Steve Chapman

Daniel DePetris: Comprehensive peace in Gaza is still just a dream

The unveiled agreement is not new as much as it is an effort to get back...

04.08.2026 10

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: AI bots are busting loose. Have we seen this movie before?

Do we get a choice in this AI future? That's the question at the heart...

03.08.2026 10

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Clarence Page

Heidi Stevens: Another training run — and another life lesson

It’s all fun and games until you have to run 10 miles. Alone, writes Heidi...

31.07.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens

Laura Washington: JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel are on a collision course in the 2028 presidential race

If JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel can gain traction in the 2028 presidential race, the...

29.07.2026 20

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Laura Washington

Daniel DePetris: Nicaragua slides further into dictatorship

The U.S. can increase the pain on Nicaragua’s economy in response to cancelled elections. Sanctions...

28.07.2026 20

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Daniel Depetris

John T. Shaw: Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering knows how to meet the moment

Nancy Rotering is a pillar of Highland Park and met her statesmanship moment four years...

27.07.2026 10

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John T. Shaw

Clarence Page: Is the Smithsonian racist? MAGA makes a case using Newspeak.

Gems such as "anti-White activism" and "illegal alien activism" don't rise to George Orwell's artfulness,...

27.07.2026 20

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Clarence Page

Elizabeth Shackelford: The Trump administration’s aggression abroad is both ruthless and ineffective

The United States is imposing pointless suffering on the people of Cuba and Iran.

24.07.2026 10

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Daniel DePetris: New prime minister assumes the reins as Britain struggles

As Andy Burnham assumes power, the country’s traditional allies are questioning London’s ability to meet...

21.07.2026 20

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: White supremacists marched in Washington on the holiday. What does that say about us?

I’m curious about what motivates hundreds of young men to take to the streets dressed...

20.07.2026 20

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Clarence Page

Heidi Stevens: Message received. This visit is proof that card-writing campaign matters.

Carolyn Pinta was home alone when she heard a knock on the door. She hesitated...

18.07.2026 20

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Heidi Stevens

David Greising: Rep. Harry Benton resigned after misconduct allegations. The state owes us a report.

A lack of a report on Harry Benton is a shortcoming in implementation of the...

18.07.2026 20

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David Greising

Laura Washington: The socialists and moderates in the Democratic Party must work together to regain Congress

No matter how hard left-leaning Democrats try to portray themselves in the majority, they need...

15.07.2026 20

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Laura Washington

Daniel DePetris: The US and Iran are back at war. Could it sink Donald Trump’s presidency?

If gas prices rise again, then pressure to come to a resolution in the war...

14.07.2026 20

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Daniel Depetris

Edward Keegan: A new Goldilocks urban apartment building for South Chicago

Thrive Exchange, a six-story-tall building in South Chicago, is not too large and not too...

12.07.2026 20

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Edward Keegan

Elizabeth Shackelford: Climate change’s heat is baking us to death. We must act.

It isn’t just the U.S. Heat waves have rocked Europe, but these inconveniences to most...

10.07.2026 20

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Heidi Stevens: 5 lessons from marathon training that have (almost) nothing to do with running

Heidi Stevens is committed to learning a new life lesson from each of the 16...

10.07.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens

Daniel DePetris: Ukraine is front of mind ahead of the NATO summit spectacle

Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin all want the war in Ukraine to end,...

07.07.2026 30

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Donald Trump should take a lesson from Frederick Douglass

By altering history to make the ruling party look great, leaders can more easily justify...

06.07.2026 30

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Clarence Page

Heidi Stevens: Megyn Kelly doesn’t speak for me in her unhinged rant about immigrants

That’s a whole lot of we-ing and us-ing for someone who surrendered the moral and...

03.07.2026 30

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Heidi Stevens

Clarence Page: A president who is never too busy to celebrate himself — at our expense

As evidenced by the Obama center opening and a UFC fight in Washington, Barack Obama...

02.07.2026 40

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Clarence Page

Elizabeth Shackelford: Civil servants should refuse to implement cruel policies, even if it costs them

President Donald Trump is deporting immigrants to African countries with travel advisories. Civil servants must...

02.07.2026 30

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Heidi Stevens: Barack Obama cautioned against nostalgia. But is fondness for the past really all bad?

When Barack Obama addressed the massive, merry crowd at the Obama Presidential Center dedication ceremony on June...

02.07.2026 40

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Heidi Stevens

Edward Keegan: ‘Flyway City’ explores how Chicago can create a safer urban center for birds

A new exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Center focuses on the birds that traverse our...

02.07.2026 40

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Edward Keegan

Clarence Page: We all stand to lose in Pete Hegseth’s war on diversity

The Pentagon's recent track record on promotions is in keeping with efforts by President Donald...

02.07.2026 40

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Clarence Page

John T. Shaw: EU’s new ‘Iron Lady’ offers moral clarity in her unflinching support of Ukraine

If some Europeans are focused on placating the Trump administration, Kaja Kallas is more than...

02.07.2026 30

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John T. Shaw

Daniel DePetris: The powers that be in Venezuela are exploiting a tragedy as its people suffer

The three most important people in Venezuelan politics today are hoping to use the earthquakes...

02.07.2026 40

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Daniel Depetris

Laura Washington: Should Chicago mayoral candidates be allowed to run for two offices at the same time?

Some Illinois politicians are so enamored with getting elected that they accept their party’s nominations...

02.07.2026 30

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Laura Washington

Steve Chapman: On its 250th birthday, the promise of America has darkened

The contrast between Gerald Ford's bicentennial comments and Donald Trump's sentiments for the 250th anniversary...

02.07.2026 40

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Steve Chapman