Commentary
Unless the 49-88 Sox scratch out eight more wins, they’ll be tied to last year’s 121-loss team forever — with the two most “L"-acious seasons in franchise history coming back-to-back.
Most people, including those renting affordable units, still rely on cars to make a living, an Edgewater reader argues. Also a critique of Northwestern University’s mandatory anti-bias training, and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement.
There must be plans in place for when short-term jobs and programs end, the school year begins and young people search for purpose, income and support. Also, Israel’s actions in Gaza, Notre Dame, health care and Donald Trump.
It might not have been all about Black and white, but race definitely was a factor in the argument between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko last week at the U.S. Open.
Said Deron Williams, “On the court, it was fun, man, but off the court, it was just as fun.”
Residents, corporation and government initiatives can all help small businesses thrive. Also, asking for more soccer coverage and uplifting letters to the editor and stories.
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order criminalizing flag-burning, a First Amendment right protected by the Constitution. He invoked a “heckler’s veto,” also dismissed by the high court.
The cost of hiring a lawyer in a forfeiture case typically exceeds the value of the seized property, meaning forfeiture targets can lose even when they win.
In under a week, the company figured out how to navigate the choppy waters of cultural conservatism. In a word: capitulation.
The procedure is quick, painless and noninvasive. Over the last decade, it has saved 80,000 years of life.
CPS officials have to stop framing services for children with disabilities as a “deficit driver.” Also, homeless encampments on the lakefront, transit services for disabled people and a possible National Guard deployment in Chicago.
Peter Orner’s novel, “The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter,” revisits the 1963 Hollywood death of Cookie Kupcinet.
The cost of maintaining or increasing our investment in curbing violence is not nearly as high as the cost of retreating.
Given his record of denying workers protections at UPS, David Keeling isn’t the right person for the job. Also, protecting voters, drivers ignoring stop signs, sports stadiums and Trump.
President Donald Trump said Black women were begging him to send the National Guard to Chicago. Let’s meet one.
As much as things hinge on Caleb’s evolution over the next 20 weeks, Montez Sweat’s return to Pro Bowl form and Tyrique Stevenson’s ability to really, really, really put the Hail Mary asshattery (Rick Morrissey’s word) behind him are also pivotal.
Why the city should continue its quest to stop police from targeting Black and Brown drivers. Also, a letter to Stephen Miller and Laura Loomer, flood assistance, finding a friend, data centers’ effects on electricity use, Ukraine and Trump.
The memoir of a former Illinois power broker reminds columnist Rich Miller of the “a firm though rarely spoken theory of Chicago government — let some other entity pay, whether it be the state, the county, a regional body, or the federal government.”
Last season, the conference’s CFP surprise was Indiana. This time, some are thinking it could be the Illini.
While they were minding their own business — a beloved and time-honored Canadian pastime — Donald Trump inexplicably and suddenly decided to make enemies of our allies.