Columns
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Sellers misrepresented illegal gas lineOct 26, 2025 2:00 am - After purchasing a condo, we discovered the gas line was improperly installed. Are the sellers responsible for replacing it, or must we swallow the cost?
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Chicago Fire ends MLS playoff drought and sets a building block for future ambitionOct 25, 2025 8:46 pm - The Chicago Fire reached the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2017 and won a playoff game too. Could it be just the start of big things at long last for the Fire?
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Suburban businesses should beware new taxes disguised as ‘solutions’Oct 25, 2025 12:30 pm - Suburban business owners long have depended on and contributed to Chicago’s economy. Three major proposals could shape the economic landscape before the year ends: a tax-laden fix for the transit deficit, a proposed business head tax and new levies on the tech sector.
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Lincicome: Where there’s sports, there’s a good chance you’ll find gamblingOct 25, 2025 10:00 am - As long as gambling is legal and pro sports leagues are making money off it, it’s hard to expect that athletes won’t participate in it, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome. And sometimes athletes might cross the line the law has drawn.
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Regulatory proposal could mean higher gas billsOct 25, 2025 4:00 am - Customers across Illinois could face increased natural gas rates next year, based on proposed decisions in two proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission. The re...
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Why the Chicago Blackhawks aren’t sweating their next NHL draft slotOct 24, 2025 3:26 pm - There was no reason to believe the Chicago Blackhawks were going to be better than the 31st or 32nd team in the NHL this season. Based on their projections and every othe...
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Some 'No Kings' protesters don’t like capitalism, but are Republicans practicing it?Oct 24, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: For Republicans like House Speaker Mike Johnson, what began as a populist revolt against so-called elites has become a program of state ownership, price fixing and top-down industrial control.
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Condo boards can terminate leases for repeated violationsOct 24, 2025 3:00 am - A unit in our condominium association is leased by an owner to a person who has a long history of ignoring and violating the rules. The board has levied fines that the owner pays, but the violations continue.
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Strong cheese: Wisconsin’s Division III league might have too much balanceOct 23, 2025 8:32 pm - Six of the eight football teams in the Wisconsin Division III conference are ranked, which might be a problem.
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The state may be ready for playoff football expansion, but not district schedulingOct 23, 2025 5:31 pm - This may sound like a rerun, but a proposal has been submitted to the IHSA to expand the football playoffs and eliminate conferences in the regular season.