Opinion Columns
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Addressing Illinois’ budget problems requires fixing flawed policyJan 30, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: As Gov. Pritzker prepares to make the FY 2027 General Fund budget proposal next month, his office forecasts that revenue will fall some $2.2 billion short of what’s needed to continue funding the same level of services provided this year, plus cover the growth in the state’s debt service. That’s troubling for four reasons.
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The end of the road for a little diner that couldJan 30, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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The shared goal of identifying what constitutes ‘enough’Jan 29, 2026 4:00 am - I would like today to write about the Oxford comma. Or maybe the curiosity of watching candidates of similar politics begin to beat each other up to gain purchase on thei...
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Does America have the resolve to deport illegal border crossers?Jan 29, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: Without any new legislation, the Trump administration has cut border incursions to nearly zero. But the question remains: What about the 9 million or more who had recently entered the U.S. illegally? Would the Trump administration allow them to remain in the country?
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Refusal to be a political animal was Jack Smith’s downfallJan 29, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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As president disses our allies, Smith offers a recapJan 28, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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Who won the 1942 World Series?Jan 28, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:
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Honoring the civil rights legacy of Claudette ColvinJan 27, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson:
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More worrisome complications as START treaty set to expireJan 27, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson:
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Trump's outrageous threats get practical resultsJan 25, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Think about it. Heads of government do not normally reveal the texts of private communications from other heads of state. Yet that is what Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway did last Sunday.