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The personal attacks that have surrounded the Cook County budget discussions are unfortunate and accomplish little but damage the faith of the taxpayers in our government. The members of the...

I was elated when I read the Oct. 26 Tribune editorial "First, stabilize the patient." But as the debate intensifies, there is one fact that your readers must remember about...

Dear Miss Manners: Since I retired four years ago, it has been my daily habit to take my newspaper to a coffee shop and drink coffee while I read. Occasionally,...

I strongly object to the Chicago Tribune's mischaracterization of county government under my leadership as "doing nothing" and one "whose house is not in order" ("Todd Stroger's 'solemn oath,'" Editorial,...

Of the 25 million people who use the Great Lakes, it is estimated that 6 million are boaters. According to the International Joint Commission, however, they don't deserve to have...

The political conversation about BP's plans to upgrade its Whiting, Ind., refinery has missed one very key point: BP has already received its water permit from the Indiana Department of...

This is in response to "Breaking promises at the CHA; Many new units not going to ex-residents" (Commentary, July 3), by Sudhir Venkatesh, a sociology professor at Columbia University. The...

Tribune staff reporter Rick Pearson's "State's GOP base aging, shrinking; Illinois Republicans have little time to rebuild their party" (Metro, July 1) accurately described many of the failings that have...

Steve Chapman's column "Good times, bad mood" (Commentary, June 28) represents the viewpoint of the well-positioned in our country. They look at the income growth charts and the declining unemployment...

Your June 19 editorial "Expose the earmarks" asks why restoring the South Pond in Lincoln Park merits federal support as proposed by U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.). The answer is...