Lindsey Lavery: The transition to senior living is best done with deliberateness, not in a panic
When a family waits for an emergency to dictate a move to senior living, they...
Commentary
Michael Frerichs and Jeannie Tarkenton: Student loan changes at the federal level call for Illinois leadership
For many students, financing is the difference between graduating college and stopping just short of...
Daniel DePetris: Ukraine is front of mind ahead of the NATO summit spectacle
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin all want the war in Ukraine to end,...
Pegah Banihashemi: What Chicago’s Pride Parade revealed about the rule of law
When judges chooses to stand with the LGBTQ+ community that has spent decades being judged,...
Clarence Page: Donald Trump should take a lesson from Frederick Douglass
By altering history to make the ruling party look great, leaders can more easily justify...
Sarah Treuhaft: Chicago and other cities are turning budgets into tools for democracy
Cities are ensuring underserved communities gain access to the resources they need to thrive and...
US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi: The Iran gas tax is going to hit American families. But we can change the future.
Analysts warn that Iran's influence over the Strait of Hormuz could raise costs and suppress...
Dawn M. Turner: I loved living in a small town. But ‘love thy neighbor’ has changed in America.
For more than two decades, I, a Black woman, lived with my family in a...
Adam Hoffer and Jacob Macumber-Rosin: Illinois’ alcohol tax is almost as old as America. It needs reform.
An optimal tax on alcohol in Illinois would actually tax alcohol, regardless of its classification.
Kenneth Seeskin: The problem with building a bridge between church and state
If America were to be a Christian nation, the first question we would have to...