John T. Shaw

August 25, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Downstate Illinois Sen. Dale Fowler's leadership is rooted in a commitment to service and an insistence on civility.

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

Michelle Morales of Woods Fund Chicago has shown statesmanship by expanding her organization's philanthropic commitment.

June 30, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The president of Wesleyan University has taken the more honorable route against President Donald Trump's attacks on higher education.

May 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Veteran statesman Jan Eliasson shows that competent governance is the best antidote to angry populism.

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

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is a forceful champion of compassion, tolerance, generosity and humility.

March 31, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Jim Edgar believed in limited but effective government, but also boosted funds for early childhood programs and education.

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

Danielle Sassoon had reasons to quietly go along with the Trump program. But she choose a different path.

January 27, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

A former moderate congressman from Indiana, Lee Hamilton, believed Congress should work with, but not be a supplicant to, the executive branch.

January 1, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Patricia McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University, thinks big, acts boldly and speaks clearly — and truthfully.

November 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

During a dark presidential campaign, two mayors from swing states insisted on placing the public interest above their personal or partisan interest.

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