Elizabeth Shackelford: An indefensible defense budget proposal and what it portends for our nation
Giving the Trump administration a massive increase in funding only dials up the risk of...
Commentary
Ken Paller: Sufferers often have no idea that sleep apnea is behind their poor sleep
Sleep apnea affects approximately 1 out of 8 people worldwide, and people often remain in...
Tim Larson: Chicago owes its identity to the beloved ramp. It’s time to reclaim that heritage.
To restore the wild leek to its rightfully esteemed place in Chicago cuisine and culture,...
Daniel Hryhorczuk: Forty years after Chernobyl, war threatens a new nuclear disaster in Ukraine
Since Russia began occupying the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, there have been several...
Jackson Potter: Bears-related megaprojects bill is worse than Richard M. Daley’s parking meter deal
Imagine taking the rotten parking meter deal statewide.
Daisy Hernández: If citizenship can be taken away, was it ever real?
The citizenship status of 26 million naturalized Americans in this country is no longer guaranteed.
Jonathan Zimmerman: At college graduation, let everyone speak their minds
Rutgers University and Georgetown Law are fighting battles over graduation speeches on their campuses.
Michael Schill: JB Pritzker and Donald Trump agree housing affordability is a major problem. How do we fix it?
There is bipartisan agreement that government is a big part of the housing affordability problem....
Alexander Heffner: Forget the ‘abundance movement.’ We need Universal Basic Vitality.
“Universal Basic Vitality” is a promise for citizens to never be priced out of necessities...
Mayors: The status quo hasn’t solved our housing shortage. Illinois’ BUILD plan can.
An entire generation of young people is beginning to see homeownership as a dream that’s...