Columns
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No brainer: Don’t join ed program with higher costs, worse outcomesOct 09, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire:
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‘What virtue there is’: The message in some terrible storiesOct 08, 2026 4:00 am - Orlando Rivas does not need me to expand on the legend of his too-short life. But there is something I think worth adding. The story of how the 52-year-old Buffalo Grove ...
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Endorsements aim to help you vote, even if you disagreeOct 01, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: The election this Nov. 3 is often referred to as the “midterm” because it takes place in the middle of a presidential term. It is an accurate enough description — both in terms of timing and national political consequences — but it’s important to remember that there will be many more races on your ballot in four and a half weeks than just those for the U.S. House.
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The gap in paying for ComEd’s grid planSep 29, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Holly Kim: There are two versions of ComEd’s $15.3 billion grid plan, and they don’t match.
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May we have what it takes to live up to our ConstitutionSep 28, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Javeed Akhter: Muslims and other minorities have cause to love the U.S. Constitution more than anyone else. The reasons are straightforward.
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District 214’s $295 million referendum: What’s on the Nov. 3 ballotSep 25, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Scott Rowe : On Aug. 6, the District 214 Board of Education voted to place a $295 million bond question on the Nov. 3 ballot. I want to explain what the question asks, how it got here and where to find the facts.
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Bigger trucks would pose potential safety hazard, risks to roads and bridgesSep 21, 2026 4:00 am - The safety of Illinois citizens is the top priority for law enforcement professionals throughout the state. But a proposed law in Congress that is gaining traction threat...
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Hollywood does not need tax subsidiesSep 18, 2026 4:00 am - Stop the cameras! President Donald Trump has suddenly and publicly embraced government rescue of the movie industry, challenged today on multiple fronts. On Truth Social,...
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AI: Its dilemma and its existential threat to humanitySep 17, 2026 4:00 am - The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. — E .O. Wilson, at the Harvard Muse...
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Wherever you visit, a region’s spirit shows in its newspaperSep 17, 2026 4:00 am - We are all well aware that traditional newspapers have been adapting to a period of monumental change over the last two decades, but it is still true that if you want to ...
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