Columns
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Getting fired up for a Bears experience just starting to bubbleJan 08, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Whether you’re an avid Bears fan or an occasional follower who just starts waking up at NFL playoffs time, you likely identify closely with the lead on our Mike McGraw’s column on the front of Tuesday’s Sports section.
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Geneva must again deny demolition of former Mill Race InnJan 08, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Kendra Parzen: The reignited debate in Geneva about the future of the former Mill Race Inn at 4 E. State Street begs the question: What’s changed since the Shodeen Group’s previous demolition requests?
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The Fed cuts rates again — so what?Jan 05, 2026 4:00 am - President Harry Truman once quipped he would really like to find an economist with only one hand. He went on to elaborate: “Give me a one-handed economist. All my economi...
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Helping Chicago veterans through better focus on brain injury researchDec 29, 2025 4:00 am - Chicago is an emerging center for advancing treatments for traumatic brain injuries among U.S. service members, a condition so prevalent that it is considered the signatu...
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On will and energy: A project intended to instill productive conversationsDec 25, 2025 4:00 am - The end-of-the-year holidays are a time for celebration and reflection. And also a time for contemplation and renewal. With that in mind our editorial board has prepared ...
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Christmas 1944: A momentous battleDec 24, 2025 4:00 am - Christmas includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle fought by the United States. The battle was hell on earth. On Dec. 16, 1944, Nazi G...
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On ignoring (erasing) Native American historyDec 22, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Tom Montgomery Fate: This month marks the 135th anniversary of an iconic event in American history: the massacre at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
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Criminality, ineptitude and the question that won’t go awayDec 19, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: A question for die-hard President Trump supporters, what keeps you on board? Is it his criminal behavior or inept policies?
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Requiem for a newsroom ‘Renaissance man’Dec 18, 2025 4:00 am - Since long before Bat Masterson put the Wild West behind him and traded in his six shooters for a job as a sports columnist at the New York Times, newspapers have had a r...
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When federal agents strike, who — and what — protects us?Dec 18, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Robert Held: If Gov. Pritzker and mayors in Illinois are committed to protecting constitutional rights, they should issue immediate directives for their police to intervene if they witness federal agents deploying tear gas, pepper spray, or other riot control weapons against unarmed civilians.