Columns
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A lesson about lessons and getting outside our comfort zonesOct 16, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: I have written in the past about the many unexpected things we can learn about subjects other than what a news story is actually about. Today, I write about how unexpected lessons can form the central theme of news events themselves, and the lesson we all can take when that happens.
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Nobel Peace Prize honors personal courageOct 16, 2025 4:00 am - On Oct. 10, the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 was awarded to Venezuela reform leader Maria Corina Machado. She is truly deserving of the honor and personifies courage, posit...
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It’s time to deliver real transit reform for IllinoisOct 14, 2025 11:25 am - Guest columnist Rep. Mary Beth Canty: As a member of the Illinois General Assembly representing the Northwest suburbs, I am urging my colleagues to act for public transportation in the upcoming fall veto session.
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Preparing to protest the rebuilding of America from democracy to autocracyOct 13, 2025 4:00 am - After less than nine months in his second term in office, Americans are now finding what President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” and Project 2025 are all about — reb...
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Illinois should hit the gas on driverless carsOct 09, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Kouri Marshall: With world-class universities and a thriving logistics sector, the Chicago area could lead the Midwest in AV deployment, paving the way for safer, greener and more equitable transportation across the region.
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The meat of newspaper week is in what happens every dayOct 09, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: It’s difficult, if not impossible, to summarize why National Newspaper Week is important. That answer comes from the work local journalists do every day.
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How far we haven’t comeOct 06, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Tom Montgomery Fate:
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Word to lawmakers: Slow down, consider impact of energy legislationOct 05, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois stands at a critical crossroads when it comes to our energy future. Businesses across the state are eager to see policies that support a reliable, affordable, an...
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An opportunity to make connections was overwhelmed by divisionsOct 02, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Sadly, a system of communication in which we once had high hopes online became overwhelmed by participants who “debate” by personal insult, bullying and name calling and believe that “free speech” means the right to state any outrage in whatever offensive language one chooses.
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Why Illinois needs to reform its tax policySep 27, 2025 2:00 pm - Gov. Pritzker just issued an executive order that, among other things, requires state agencies to identify cuts totaling 4% of their current year appropriations. Pritzker...