Articles filed under Commentary
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Pension consolidation is a start, but there's still tough work aheadDec 24, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed bipartisan legislation last week to consolidate 649 public safety pension systems into two, a baby step to address the state's much larger pens...
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Who we are now will be our legacyDec 22, 2019 12:00 am - By Connie Schultz We are in the last days of this year, and many of us will spend at least a portion of them in the company of children we love. Never have I been more ...
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As impeachment moves to Senate, get ready for surprisesDec 22, 2019 12:00 am - With a House impeachment vote a foregone conclusion, the battle to remove President Trump from office has moved to the Senate. Minority Leader Charles Schumer grabbed co...
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Peloton 'scandal' shows how mentally unfit we've becomeDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - We are fast approaching the end of 2019, and as we close the book on a turbulent decade, nothing summarizes the state of our culture and our unhealthy relationship with ...
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It's not just the president who is on trialDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - In other news, can you believe Christmas is next week? I mean, who has bought anything? It just jumped on us, like impeachment, but you need gift wrap and tape. I have n...
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Get ready for sales tax sticker shockDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - It wasn't quite the Boston Tea Party, but Cook County residents revolted in 2017 after a penny-per-ounce tax hike on sugary drinks. The infamous "soda tax" was barely a ...
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Introducing additional, new voices on issues of the dayDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - Sometimes, the impact of even the most eloquent voices can fade with time. Sometimes, we need to get accustomed to hearing from different voices just to keep ourselves a...
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Bipartisanship is doable and essentialDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - With presidential impeachment raining on holiday spirits, this isn't the easiest time to tout the necessity and feasibility of returning to a more bipartisan way of gove...
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Corrupting our social normsDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - Here are several questions for biologists and medical professionals: If a person is found to have XY chromosomes (heterogametic sex), does a designation as female on his...
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There is possibility impeachment could lead to Trump's endDec 17, 2019 12:00 am - Most Americans, exhausted by Trump's demagogic lying and relentless pillaging of the values we hold dear, are understandably skeptical that impeachment will cleanse the ...