Christine Ledbetter: A Northwestern waiting room fills with cancer patients while federal cuts reverse progress By Christine Ledbetter March 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. The Trump regime has proposed eliminating cancer screening and prevention programs and has cut billions...
Doctors: Would GLP-1s and AI have made the pandemic less deadly? By Robert Weinstein March 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Obesity and loneliness contributed to the morbidity and mortality of COVID-19, but new advances may...
Katrina Baugh: Even a gridlocked Congress passed prison oversight. Why can’t Illinois do the same? By Katrina Baugh March 19, 2026 at 6:07 p.m. The need for an independent office to examine what is happening within Illinois' prison system...
Michael Peregrine: Bill Veeck shaped the Sox and Cubs in ways we still enjoy today By Michael Peregrine March 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. As we approach baseball's opening day, Chicago must remember the significant role that Bill Veeck...
Armin Pazooki: The Persian new year of Nowruz endures, despite tumult for Iranians By Armin Pazooki March 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. For millennia, Nowruz has carried a simple message: despite any turmoil we face now, there...
Jackson Shedelbower: Congress needs to clear the runway for O’Hare upgrades By Jackson Shedelbower March 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. When an already stretched workforce at O'Hare is forced to rely on old equipment, the...
Yunus Emre Tozal: Meta’s smart glasses are a privacy risk invisible to Chicagoans By Yunus Emre Tozal March 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. With Meta smart glasses rising in popularity, when you walk down Michigan Avenue today, you...
Chuck DeVore: The US has the ability to achieve victory in Iran By Chuck DeVore March 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. While Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs were rapidly advancing, so, too, were U.S. capabilities...
Elizabeth Blasius: Chicago must act to protect the South Side’s midcentury modern Pride Cleaners By Elizabeth Blasius March 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Despite its presence in Chicago pop culture, as an icon of South Side architecture, Pride...
Lyle Goldstein: Why Donald Trump’s war could play into China’s hands By Lyle Goldstein March 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Problems in the Persian Gulf are likely to give further impetus to China-Russia energy cooperation...