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Editorial: The 2023 Farm Bill must say no to Big Sugar’s Soviet-style subsidy program

Sugar in the U.S. costs nearly twice as much as elsewhere in the world, raising prices for candy, baked goods, ice cream and more. The reason is no...

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Laura Washington: My mother, a force to be reckoned with, lived the transformation of 20th century Chicago

My mother was a woman who, as they say, “don’t take no stuff.” On May 17, Gwendolyn “Gwen” Washington passed away at the age of 89 after a...

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Laura Washington

Sheldon Jacobson: Facility fees are raising out-of-pocket costs for patients

There is a disease that is raising out-of-pocket health care costs for patients. Medical schools aren’t teaching about this disease, and there are...

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Sheldon Jacobson

Letters: The Catholic priest abuse scandal has another group of victims: The many clerics committed to service

Two weeks ago, a new, horrific chapter on sexual abuse by the Catholic religious began. By laying bare the magnitude of the tragedy, the Illinois...

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Sheldon Jacobson

Valeria Castelli: Chicago must confront its conflicted stance toward immigrants and offer its helping hands

When I walk through the Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens, I always pass by a sculpture called Helping Hands by artist Louise Bourgeois. The...

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Valeria Castelli

Editorial: The Supreme Court just fired a shot at how Illinois handles delinquent property taxes

The conservative wing objected to the dismissal of property rights. The liberals focused on egregious fines. But despite their different...

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The Editorial Board

Clarence Page: Congress finds virtue in compromise — at last

After four months of political wrangling, eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations and mounting anxiety in both parties about the “debt ceiling,”...

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Clarence Page

Letters: We are lucky to have Lake Michigan for our water needs. But challenges abound across the world.

The Tribune published an article about how DuPage County is considering building its own pipeline to Lake Michigan, which could also serve other...

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Clarence Page

Chris White and Mariusz Kozak: We need AI labels on creative content — but not for the reasons you think

In March, a picture of an aggressively fashionable Pope Francis created by artificial intelligence went viral on social media. In April, the song...

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Chris White, Mariusz Kozak

Tina E. Akouris: My angry mother, hardened by a war-torn childhood, taught me how to be compassionate

My mom was not a nice person. I never knew who I was going to get. But I learned a few invaluable things from her. My mother was rude, angry,...

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Tina Akouris

Letters: Why I shed tears on Memorial Day

Thank you for the article covering the Rosehill Cemetery Memorial Day event (“Rosehill Cemetery honors veterans during event,” May 30). That is my...

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Tina Akouris

Elizabeth Shackelford: As Henry Kissinger turns 100, his hideous legacy still haunts our role in the world

Henry Kissinger celebrated his 100th birthday on May 27, proving once again his remarkable staying power as one of America’s most well-known and...

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Paul Vallas: By failing to extend the Invest in Kids Act, Illinois is moving to eradicate parental choice

Chalkbeat Chicago reports that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2024 budget, just approved in Springfield, adds another $570 million in education funding, a...

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Paul Vallas

Richard Day and Alec Schwengler: City Council has a real chance to tackle Chicago’s housing crisis

It’s no secret that Chicago faces a housing crisis. In 2020, the city’s Housing Department estimated that the city faces a shortfall of 120,000...

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Richard Day, Alec Schwengler

Editorial: Metro Chicago is blessed with Lake Michigan water. Why can’t politicians agree on how to share it?

Chicago and its suburbs wrestle with a vast array of problems and challenges, but thanks to the cool, pure sustenance that Lake Michigan offers, an...

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Editorial: Does Evanston’s City Council need a civility pledge?

Tempers have been fraying among those who govern the feisty college town just north of Chicago, and it’s not only about Northwestern...

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Letters: Gun violence in Chicago needs proactive policing, as well as measures that combat poverty

I once worked at a business where the owner had placed in the breakroom a plaque with the saying: “The beatings will continue until morale...

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The Editorial Board

Steve Chapman: Republicans used to be champions of individual freedom. Not anymore.

In 2015, a group of conservative Republicans in the U.S. House came together in hopes of gaining leverage over GOP Speaker John Boehner and foiling...

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Steve Chapman

Willie Wilson: Unions can help reduce violence in Chicago with apprenticeships and jobs

It was A. Philip Randolph, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, who said: “Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and...

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Rachel Shteir: 50 years after the first ERA debate, women still don’t have equal pay or representation

Betty Friedan was just a fiery radical with a bad temper. It’s convenient to believe this. But at a moment when many of the rights for women she...

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Rachel Shteir

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