Editorials | Editorial: With ShotSpotter’s looming demise, Brandon Johnson turns his back on neighborhoods whose votes made him mayor By The Editorial Board September 19, 2024 at 4:27 p.m. By insisting on ending ShotSpotter in neighborhoods torn by gun violence, Mayor Brandon Johnson is...
Editorials | Editorial: Financially strapped Evanston/Skokie schools hired a truth teller. They now have a way back from the abyss. By The Editorial Board September 19, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. Faced with a grim financial forecast, Evanston has put a smart austerity plan in place....
Editorials | Editorial: An electricity crisis is looming for Illinois. Is anybody paying attention in Springfield? By The Editorial Board September 18, 2024 at 8:12 a.m. Electric bills will be sharply higher next summer. Power shortages are predicted within a few...
Editorials | Editorial: Chicago needs a new approach to Mexican Independence Day weekend By The Editorial Board September 16, 2024 at 4:06 p.m. Mexican Independence Day is a big deal to one Chicagoan in five. So the city...
Editorials | Editorial: If we stop making electric vehicles a political football, the market will grow faster By The Editorial Board September 16, 2024 at 5:05 a.m. News of the electric vehicle market's demise not only is premature, it's wrong.
Editorials | Editorial: White Sox are on the cusp of historic MLB record. Will home supporters get to see it? By The Editorial Board September 15, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The White Sox have put their fans through a singularly miserable season. The least they...
Editorials | Editorial: Chicago must keep ShotSpotter. The data leaves no doubt. By The Editorial Board September 14, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. New data on ShotSpotter published in the Tribune makes a definitive case for its retention...
Editorials | Editorial: When government has to subsidize people’s property taxes, something is badly wrong By The Editorial Board September 13, 2024 at 2:34 p.m. When government must produce large sums to subsidize people's property tax bills, it means something...
Editorials | Editorial: Where are the connectors like Lois Weisberg in Brandon Johnson’s administration? By The Editorial Board September 12, 2024 at 8:27 a.m. Chicago needs a connector who can bring people together.
Editorials | Editorial: Brandon Johnson should exempt cops and firefighters from his hiring freeze By The Editorial Board September 11, 2024 at 8:17 a.m. A citywide hiring freeze reportedly will apply to the shorthanded Police and Fire departments.