Jackson Potter

A parking meter sign outside the Nederlander Theatre on West Randolph Street in the Loop on Jan. 20, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Jackson Potter: Bears-related megaprojects bill is worse than Richard M. Daley’s parking meter deal

May 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Imagine taking the rotten parking meter deal statewide.

Incensed over criticism of his police force, Mayor Richard J. Daley shouts at the lectern during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 28, 1968. Tumult inside the Amphitheatre continued as protesters were met with violence outside the building and in Grant Park. (Val Mazzanga/Chicago Tribune)

Jackson Potter: Chicago has been here before. This time is different.

August 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

These efforts to target Black and Latino neighborhoods harken back to a dark era of unconstitutional policing.

A CTA “L” train passes through Chicago's Loop on June 17, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Jackson Potter and Kate Lowe: Public education and transit benefit Chicagoans but aren’t being fully funded

June 24, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Fully funded public schools and public transit are fully possible in Illinois.

David Vitale, President of the Chicago Board of Education, addresses the start of a meeting at Chicago Public School headquarters in Chicago on Jan. 22, 2014.

CPS must recover losses from toxic financial deals

May 11, 2019 at 7:04 a.m.

Two years ago Chicago Public Schools officials and Mayor Rahm Emanuel claimed they had to close more than 100 schools to save money. It turns out that the costs of...

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