Editorial: Legacy admissions at colleges are more complicated than they appear. They won’t fully disappear. Everyone agrees legacy admissions at colleges are unfair. Here's why they're not going away anytime soon. July 25, 2023
Daniel DePetris: The Korean Peninsula’s never-ending security dilemmaAre we destined for more confrontations between the U.S. and North Korea? These actions could, over time, spiral into “fire and fury” drama. July 25, 2023
David Greising: How will Mayor Brandon Johnson handle the limits of his power?One of the biggest changes to the mayor’s powers, so far, is unfolding in the selection of a new police superintendent. July 24, 2023
Editorial: Surprise! Some good news from the IRS.The IRS has been doing better. Now it needs to go after the most sophisticated scofflaws. July 24, 2023
Laura Washington: Memo to Joe Biden: Put Rahm Emanuel to work for you in 2024Everyone loves to hate and fear Rahm Emanuel. That is the secret to his effectiveness. He knows how to keep his party’s people in line. July 24, 2023
Letters: As forests burn, do we stop to appreciate the life-giving power of trees ?As forests throughout the world burn, I am reminded of poet Joyce Kilmer’s words. July 24, 2023
Clarence Page: A ‘woke’ military? Don’t forget the messy race relations that got us here.For all the fuss Congress makes over diversity training, lawmakers should remember the racial unrest in the ranks that got us here. July 24, 2023
Cory Franklin: Should former Manson family member Leslie Van Houten be free?Leslie Van Houten has met the standards for parole, but how does one determine that she is a good person who once did a bad thing? July 24, 2023
Bob Karr: Hiring workers from the South and West sides is a win-win for ChicagoBlommer Chocolate has hired more than a dozen violence prevention program graduates and will keep hiring them. July 23, 2023
Yolanda Fields and Damien Morris: Reducing violence in Garfield Park requires community involvementA community-based approach to violence reduction is effective because of its trustworthy messengers who believe in Garfield Park's resiliency. July 23, 2023
Jorge Matos: Intervention programs have created ways for Chicagoans to heal from violenceThe impact that community violence intervention can have on communities is not immediate, but it is long-lasting and creates healing. July 23, 2023
JaShawn Hill: Violence in Chicago ends when we give a voice to the unheardThrough therapy, we guide survivors and their families and give them an outlet to find peace, which is a type of violence interruption. July 23, 2023
M.J. Moore: Cultural artifacts inspired by the Korean War prove it is hardly forgotten 70 years laterOne way to acknowledge the 70th anniversary of the armistice halting the Korean War is to look at some cultural artifacts. July 22, 2023
Letters: As a native Tennessean, I can explain why people would want to live in the SouthLots of my friends in Tennessee don’t understand why I stay here. So it goes both ways. July 22, 2023
Editorial: Tony Bennett, Ravinia favorite and our keeper of the Great American SongbookTony Bennett was the keeper of the Great American Songbook and a Ravinia favorite. But he did something especially great in later life. July 21, 2023
Lori Andrews: How my Barbie dolls led me to become a lawyer At age 10, I wrote a complaint letter about my Barbie to Mattel — and got action. This experience led me to a career in law. July 21, 2023
Letters: The US should end its use of nuclear power plantsChernobyl and Three Mile Island were wake-up calls, but we do not appear to have fully awakened. July 21, 2023
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘mansion tax’ will hit the middle class and hurt ChicagoMayor Brandon Johnson's "mansion tax," a nightmare for buyers and sellers of homes, will hit the middle class and hurt Chicago. July 21, 2023
Rachel Bronson: Oppenheimer’s story reinforces the importance of global governance during scientific revolutions"Oppenheimer" recalls a moment when U.S. leadership was not properly developed and science was outpacing our ability to control it. July 20, 2023
Letters: Op-ed critical of MLB’s pitch clock is spot onA faster game on TV is fine, but at the ballpark, I’m in no rush. July 20, 2023