Articles filed under Commentary
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United, Chicago workers winSep 04, 2023 1:00 am - Labor Day is a moment to rest, reflect, and honor the working people who power our city and our nation. This Labor Day, I am reminded of how much Chicago and Cook County...
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It's time for law school grads to promise to pursue justiceSep 01, 2023 1:00 am - It turns out the brains behind the plan to steal the 2020 presidential election using fake electors was a little-known lawyer named Kenneth Chesebro. According to an ema...
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Trump's enemies come up with new scheme to take him outSep 01, 2023 1:00 am - Let's say you hate Donald Trump and really, really, really don't want him to become president of the United States again. How do you prevent that? Well, most would agree...
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Two new things to watch for on the Opinion pageAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - In coming days, we'll be making a couple of adjustments to our Opinion page that will expand the variety in voices on major topics of discussion but will slightly alter ...
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Expiration of vouchers leaves more needed funds for public schoolsAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - Summer is ending and the neighborhood kids are getting excited about seeing old friends again in school. New backpacks and pencils, whether purchased with parents or don...
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Whatever happened in the debate, fundamentals could still matterAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - Having completed the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign cycle, it's tempting to focus on minor but perhaps momentarily decisive details, such as whether Ron ...
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About HunterAug 29, 2023 1:00 am - President Joe Biden loves his son. That's the long and short of it. The son's a first-class mess. Former drug addict. Peddled influence he didn't have. The laptop. The p...
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On Andy Warhol and pop art cultureAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - Stacks of Campbell's soup cans, Coca- Cola bottles, Brillo boxes, Dick Tracy and Superman. The recent Bank of America Andy Warhol Exhibit at my old alma matter College ...
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Politicians make a mockery out of 'emergency' spendingAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - Remember how, mere months ago, the debt-ceiling deal struck between Democrats and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown was touted as "an historic first step toward...
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Rudy's downfallAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - RICO. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - (RICO) - with its draconian penalties was a favorite of prosecutor Rudy Giuliani in the good or bad old da...