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What’s at Stake in the School Board Races

August 10, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

With Chicago schools facing daunting challenges, the upcoming first-of-its-kind board elections are heating up.

July 14, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

In the age of AI, Dana Suskind has a warning for parents: Don’t shortchange human...

July 14, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

Belittling Chicago didn’t help Darren Bailey in his first run for governor. So if you...

August 17, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The city’s lousy meter deal seems inescapable, no matter who holds the lease. One Chicagoan...

July 29, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

(Or so he says.) In a candid interview, the governor opens up about the tragedies...

July 2, 2026 at 11:16 a.m.

After early wins under Mayor Johnson, Chicago’s left-wing movement finds itself coming back down to...

July 29, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

Six years after representing the family of George Floyd, Antonio Romanucci is back in Minneapolis,...

July 2, 2026 at 11:17 a.m.

If we can swallow our pride, letting the team slip across the Indiana border actually...

July 2, 2026 at 11:16 a.m.

The Republican nominee for governor won't win, but Downstate will have a champion in its...

July 2, 2026 at 11:18 a.m.

Austan Goolsbee on the dangers of the Fed losing its independence.