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Elizabeth Shackelford: Return of ‘might makes right’ imperils the UN’s mission as AI threatens our existence

Elizabeth Shackelford: Return of ‘might makes right’ imperils the UN’s mission as AI threatens our existence

If ever a technology demanded international cooperation and governance, to manage the risks and maximize...

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Heidi Stevens: A joyful life, a too-early death and the gift of sight for two people who lost theirs

Heidi Stevens: A joyful life, a too-early death and the gift of sight for two people who lost theirs

Heidis Stevens has long said that before she fell in love with journalism, she fell...

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Heidi Stevens

Daniel DePetris: Venezuela has bent to US will. Is that good for Venezuelans?

Daniel DePetris: Venezuela has bent to US will. Is that good for Venezuelans?

Venezuela's new leader is no doubt trying to demonstrate her usefulness to the Trump administration,...

29.09.2026 5

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Nikole Hannah-Jones demonstrates why parents sometimes need to go to school, too

Clarence Page: Nikole Hannah-Jones demonstrates why parents sometimes need to go to school, too

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones enrolled her daughter in a struggling school as part of an ideological...

28.09.2026 8

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Clarence Page

John T. Shaw: US Rep. Nikki Budzinski believes centrist workhorses can prevail over far-left show horses

John T. Shaw: US Rep. Nikki Budzinski believes centrist workhorses can prevail over far-left show horses

Centrists may not claim to usher in new eras in American economic and political life,...

27.09.2026 10

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John T. Shaw

Heidi Stevens: The president doesn’t want your pesky questions. But the founders had a different idea.

Heidi Stevens: The president doesn’t want your pesky questions. But the founders had a different idea.

The day after President Donald Trump announced he was banning CNN, Politico and MS Now...

25.09.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens

David Greising: We need statewide solutions to the poor oversight at Illinois’ county jails

David Greising: We need statewide solutions to the poor oversight at Illinois’ county jails

People held in Illinois' 90 county jails are virtually all presumed innocent. As a society,...

25.09.2026 10

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David Greising

Laura Washington: Taking back Congress should be a slam dunk for Democrats

Laura Washington: Taking back Congress should be a slam dunk for Democrats

Serendipity in the form of misfortune is shining on the Democratic Party’s electoral prospects.

23.09.2026 10

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Laura Washington

Daniel DePetris: Vladimir Putin’s extension of the war beyond Ukraine has European leaders worried

Daniel DePetris: Vladimir Putin’s extension of the war beyond Ukraine has European leaders worried

Europe is increasingly worried about Moscow expanding the war in Ukraine to NATO territory.

22.09.2026 10

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Is this Team Humanity’s last chance to stand up to AI?

We’re already living in a sandbox for artificial intelligence agents that the AI companies did...

19.09.2026 30

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Clarence Page

Edward Keegan: Chicagoland gets its first architecturally distinguished stadium in over a century

Northwestern's new Ryan Field is the most sophisticated sports facility in Chicago since Wrigley Field...

19.09.2026 20

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Edward Keegan

Elizabeth Shackelford: The Trump family’s corruption costs America

The same people who were indignant over Hunter Biden have turned a blind eye to...

18.09.2026 10

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Daniel DePetris: Will Iran become a two-front war?

Saudi Arabia risks being dragged into the U.S.-Iran confrontation against its will by the Houthis.

15.09.2026 10

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Don’t let the war on woke lull us all to sleep

If you are one of those innocents who believe, as I once did, that the...

14.09.2026 20

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Clarence Page

David Greising: If we held city elections on the same day as national elections, it would strengthen democracy

In many cities, the ballots cast in municipal elections significantly increases after the switch to...

11.09.2026 10

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David Greising

Heidi Stevens: ‘Please tell your own story.’ How Gloria Steinem’s final request reflects her legacy.

Heidi Stevens doesn't know how you begin to sum up the impact of Gloria Steinem's...

11.09.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens

Laura Washington: This lifelong Cubs fan from the South Side is seeing a lot of Sox love on the North Side

I am seeing White Sox fans pop up like green shoots on the North Side....

09.09.2026 10

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Laura Washington

Daniel DePetris: The Trump administration is claiming success in drug strikes. Not so fast.

One year after Operation Southern Spear began in Latin America, the results have been far...

08.09.2026 30

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Daniel Depetris

Edward Keegan: How architecture changed after 9/11

Chicago has not kept up the tall building race in the years since 9/11.

06.09.2026 10

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Edward Keegan

Heidi Stevens: It’s never been easier to unearth family secrets. A new book explores what happens after the reveal.

Kate Jackson is writing a memoir, but she also felt compelled to produce a collection...

04.09.2026 20

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Heidi Stevens

Elizabeth Shackelford: Nepal’s disaster is today’s terrifying climate change reality

Warmer temperatures are destabilizing glaciers, such as the one in Nepal, that have stood for...

04.09.2026 20

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Steve Chapman: Donald Trump’s war on NBC, ABC and freedom of the press

A threat made against an NBC correspondent is confirmation that Trump’s oath to uphold the...

02.09.2026 20

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Steve Chapman

Daniel DePetris: 6 months of war with Iran, and what exactly have we achieved?

In its quest to get the Strait of Hormuz open, the Trump administration has spent...

01.09.2026 20

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Daniel Depetris

John T. Shaw: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower were models of statesmanship

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower each represented the best of his party’s governing...

31.08.2026 20

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John T. Shaw

Clarence Page: Thank you, Dolly Parton, for your music, good humor and public service

Dolly Parton was the salt of the earth. This quality shone in her songwriting and...

31.08.2026 50

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Clarence Page

David Greising: Gov. JB Pritzker’s pause on data centers isn’t a long-term plan

There are costs with data centers, and there are benefits. There are potential windfalls and...

28.08.2026 30

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David Greising

Heidi Stevens: Dolly Parton narrated our lives and unlocked our humanity. We were lucky to live in her world.

Dolly Parton dared us to imagine. She dared us to care. She led us by...

28.08.2026 20

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Heidi Stevens

Laura Washington: Will he run again? Mayor Brandon Johnson has the luxury of waiting to decide.

What does Mayor Brandon Johnson hope to accomplish by dragging his feet?

26.08.2026 20

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Laura Washington

Daniel DePetris: What the US must learn from Canada’s ‘elbows up’ response to tariffs

Resisting U.S. bullying, is not only a political winner for Prime Minister Carney, but an...

25.08.2026 40

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Who is Natalie Harp? Americans have a right to know.

We have little idea who Natalie Harp is. And the more we learn about President...

24.08.2026 30

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Clarence Page

Edward Keegan: Chicago architects go back to bricks

New brick-faced projects signal an interest in creating Chicago architecture that fits in.

23.08.2026 20

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Edward Keegan

Heidi Stevens: Division and discord are the last things the WNBA needs

As long as we’re mostly talking about transgender people as some kind of sinister threat...

21.08.2026 20

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Heidi Stevens

Elizabeth Shackelford: AI should be managed like nuclear weapons

The AI threat could be even greater than nuclear weapons since agents can operate independent...

21.08.2026 20

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Daniel DePetris: Israel can no longer deny the shift in US politics

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the U.S. underscores the fact that Israel is no...

18.08.2026 20

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Unity, and careful messaging, will be key to Democrats’ resurgence

If Democrats keep that up and avoid too much infighting, they will be able to...

17.08.2026 30

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Clarence Page

Heidi Stevens: How one church turned the offering plate into an outpouring of community

I love the story, and I love the example. I especially love that the program...

14.08.2026 30

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Heidi Stevens

David Greising: Illinois House speaker’s only way out of latest government scandal is through ethics reform

Illinois is once again facing scandal because elected leaders, when handed the opportunity to clean...

14.08.2026 30

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David Greising

Laura Washington: Illinois and Chicago campaigns defy conventional monied wisdom

Elections are being bought and sold by the monied classes, "they" say, but elections in...

12.08.2026 30

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Laura Washington

Daniel DePetris: The Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey deal provides the US with an opportunity

Here's why the mutual defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is significant.

11.08.2026 30

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: Time for Democrats to widen their ‘big tent’

Democrats shouldn't be afraid to back candidates like Dr. Abdul El-Sayed who take dissenting but...

10.08.2026 30

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Clarence Page

Edward Keegan: Donald Trump’s design depravity and disregard for expertise

The president is now living the real estate developer’s fantasy — with seeming no laws,...

09.08.2026 30

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Edward Keegan

Heidi Stevens: Two summer reads that invite us to glimpse behind the facade of a carefully curated world

Fiction invites you to walk in someone else’s shoes and inhabit someone else’s mind and...

07.08.2026 30

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Heidi Stevens

Elizabeth Shackelford: The only communist threat is coming from inside the White House

Why has the "Red Scare" returned now? Because when a party in power is deeply...

07.08.2026 30

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Elizabeth Shackelford

Steve Chapman: Donald Trump’s drug boat attacks are brutal and futile

Operation Southern Spear is a radical departure from how past presidents tried to combat drug...

05.08.2026 30

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Steve Chapman

Daniel DePetris: Comprehensive peace in Gaza is still just a dream

The unveiled agreement is not new as much as it is an effort to get back...

04.08.2026 30

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Daniel Depetris

Clarence Page: AI bots are busting loose. Have we seen this movie before?

Do we get a choice in this AI future? That's the question at the heart...

03.08.2026 30

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Clarence Page

Heidi Stevens: Another training run — and another life lesson

It’s all fun and games until you have to run 10 miles. Alone, writes Heidi...

31.07.2026 30

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Heidi Stevens

Laura Washington: JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel are on a collision course in the 2028 presidential race

If JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel can gain traction in the 2028 presidential race, the...

29.07.2026 40

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Laura Washington

Daniel DePetris: Nicaragua slides further into dictatorship

The U.S. can increase the pain on Nicaragua’s economy in response to cancelled elections. Sanctions...

28.07.2026 30

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Daniel Depetris

John T. Shaw: Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering knows how to meet the moment

Nancy Rotering is a pillar of Highland Park and met her statesmanship moment four years...

27.07.2026 30

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John T. Shaw