Rich people own professional sports teams, and for some reason, politicians just can’t resist shoveling cash their way.
I just had the occasion to revisit The Lamp Shop.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced in August that all city employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 15—she’s now extended that deadline.
The Chicago Bears could be on their way to Arlington Heights.
I’m not sure what I expected our country to look like in 2021, but I certainly didn’t expect it to be so fractured and bogged down in hate.
As grand knight of the Fr. Perez Knights of Columbus Council 1444, I and the council’s officers, members, families and volunteers thank the caring and generous people of Chicago’s far Southwest Side and neighboring suburbs for their extensive and benevolent support on Sept. 17 and 18 of the …
I am a church pastor in the city. But also, I am a resident of the Beverly/Morgan Park community.
Every 10 years, after data from the U.S. Census Bureau is reported, Chicago alderman use that information to consider re-mapping the city’s 50 wards.
So, who is “James Doe?”
Willie Moore was a Black man who endured segregation and saw the school where he taught integrated after a long fight for racial equality.
Thank you, Beverly Arts Center.
Dialysis defines much of my life.
The disappearance of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old who on social media was chronicling her cross-country ride across the United States with her fiance, 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, has captivated the country.
Among the rights of every citizen of the world are the rights to breathe clean air, drink clean water and live free of endless climate catastrophe.
I’m a retired Chicago Police Department lieutenant, and back in my days as a cop, there was always a bit of rivalry between city cops and firemen.
As Americans fled Kabul and desperate Afghans sought to follow, Jerry and Brett Young stood in the yard of their rural Rochester, Ill., home recently and remembered their boy who never got to see his 26th birthday.
Few things in life seem normal right now, so when things do feel normal, or somewhat so, it’s important to appreciate them.
It came out of nowhere.
Local shoppers frequently express their desire for fun, new businesses.
I have been a Beverly resident for the past 43 years. We retired and moved to our lake house full time.
My family and I wish to thank the people of the city of Chicago and the surrounding communities.
In mid-2020, Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey made headlines by suing the governor for imposing a mask mandate.
Shootings on the Dan Ryan Expressway and Interstate 57 hit close to home—and citizens deserve action from authorities as well as peace of mind.
Enough—enough of the many killings on our expressways!
Have you been downtown recently? Have you shopped on North Michigan Avenue recently?
On a cold December night, Cook County Sheriff’s Office police responded to a frantic 911 call from a family whose son was behaving erratically and threatening to kill himself.
I respectfully disagree with Joseph Webb’s letter to the editor (Aug. 18) that recommended the reinstitution of the death penalty in the state of Illinois.
After 21 years, the United States has called it quits in Afghanistan.
No disease requires the destruction of the healthy and the abuse of children to prevent, treat or cure.
Classes are back in session at many local schools, and the fall sports season is underway for high schools.
Over the past few days, I have had an opportunity to chat with several fellow veterans, service members, military family members and Gold Star families.
I am retired from the Chicago Police Department (CPD), and I believe it’s about time the Illinois legislature reinstate the death penalty in Illinois.
The Guest Viewpoint (Aug. 4) by Scott Reeder, “Noble intention misguided in HB1711,” is appalling and so far from the truth that it’s offensive.
In the maelstrom of economic chaos generated by the COVID-19 virus, small-time landlords are struggling to stay afloat.
After almost two years of silence regarding the plight of police officers in this city, 19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea has spoken.
In many Chicago neighborhoods, violent crime is seemingly out of control.
Sometimes hearts, rather than policies, need to be changed.
The sorrow is palpable throughout the city after the shooting death of Chicago Police Department (CPD) Officer Ella French on Aug. 7.
This is in response to Scott Reeder’s Guest Viewpoint (July 28), “Government should end Cuban embargo.”
People seeking the secret to success will frequently encounter a popular adage: “Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.”
Under a well-intentioned, but really dumb, bill that passed both state houses on May 31 and was sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 29, pet shops can sell dogs and cats only if they are obtained from a pound or rescue group.
The Edna White Community Garden sparkles best in daylight when hosting hundreds of visitors.
I ask you to consider HR 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, and what it can mean for taxpayers in the United States.
The Beverly Art Walk is back, and while concerns about COVID-19 remain substantial, such events provide optimism—and boost the local economy.
As demonstrators in Havana, Cuba, marched through the streets earlier this month waving U.S. flags, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan sat in his Kankakee home, watched the reports on television and remembered another controversy regarding the Stars and Stripes and Cuba.
I am the mother of an adult son with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD).
The second phase of the 111th Street streetscape project in Mt. Greenwood is set to begin in 2022 and be completed in 2023.
It’s finally safe for children in Illinois to sell lemonade without fear of government overreach.
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