Every time a politician collects three salaries, writes a law benefiting himself, or appoints a friend to a government job, we should remember Stephen A. Douglas. Read more
Last week, Illinois freed the Starved Rock killer at age 80. Is continuing to house prisoners his age an aid to public safety, or just a money suck? Read more
As white progressives and working-class Latinx families align on political issues, they've formed a dominant coalition on the Near Northwest Side. Read more
We haven't been a city that makes things since the 1980s, but our sales tax still applies only to things. Meanwhile, we aren't taxing a growing pool of retirement income. Read more
