Christopher Greenwood: The high cost of workplace payday loan apps in Illinois
Illinois got rid of storefront payday loans. But savvy marketing campaigns have tricked consumers into...
Commentary
David McGrath: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is about so much more than Irish pride
You needn’t have Irish blood to wear green and make merry because celebrating “Irishness” has...
David Greising: Chicago is going to lose the Bears. It didn’t need to happen.
The Bears have publicly made their dalliance with Indiana known since at least December, and...
Pegah Banihashemi: Iranians fear wartime uncertainty and an unknown future under Mojtaba Khamenei
For many Iranians, the new supreme leader has long been viewed as a shadowy figure...
Michael Frerichs and Harold Pollack: More Illinoisans with disabilities can now save and invest
A new law allows more Illinoisans with disabilities to save and invest to increase independence...
Seth Stern: Chicago appeals court picks the wrong constitutional emergency by coming to DHS’ rescue
The appellate court has far better targets than an injunction aimed at stopping well‑documented abuses...
Willie Wilson: Sixty-one years after Bloody Sunday, will voters turn out?
The right to vote must not be taken for granted. Voting is the language of...
Jodi Bondi Norgaard: Why were men so angry at a Glen Ellyn International Women’s Day protest?
At an International Women's Day protest in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, men showed fury at the...
Laura Washington: In 2026, voters are deciding with their heads rather than their hearts
James Talarico plodded down the middle to appeal to centrist Democrats and independents. That positioning...
Rafael Leon: Solving affordable housing means preserving what we have, not just building more
Chicago is losing affordable housing faster than it's replacing it, and new construction projects take...