As Juneteenth celebrations and paraphernalia begin to litter our social timelines, we must remember that slavery has yet to be truly abolished. To this day, in prisons and jails across the country, government agencies and corporations legally exploit f…
Commentary: Democrats’ efforts to register more young people to vote critical to democracy
On Nov. 9, the day after the midterm elections, Americans will wake up to one of two realities. One may well be the beginning of the end of functioning government and fundamental constitutional rights. The other could result in continued progress on go…
Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley leaves hospital after ‘neurological event’
CHICAGO — Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has been released from the hospital and is now at a rehabilitation center after experiencing what his doctor called a “neurological event.” Daley, 80, spent five nights at Northwestern Memorial Hospital a…
Former police officer charged in North Avenue Beach incident
A former Chicago police officer caught on video last year grabbing and restraining a Black woman walking her dog after hours at North Avenue Beach has been indicted on felony charges related to the incident, court records show. Bruce Dyker was indicted…
Paul Sullivan: Tony La Russa isn’t worried about White Sox fan discontent — he’ll ignore it like he did in his 1st South Side stint
CHICAGO — You’ve got to have thick skin to be a major-league manager, and no one alive has managed more major-league games than Tony La Russa. But being booed by your own fans has to sting a little, even for someone as grizzled as La Russa. So I asked …
Saudi-backed LIV golf tour, bound for Illinois, tees up geopolitical intrigue and moral quandaries
CHICAGO — Rich Harvest Farms, a lush private golf course near Aurora, might not seem like a natural setting for geopolitical intrigue and moral quandaries, but they will arrive as surely as the morning dew when the LIV Golf Invitational Series comes to…
Richard M. Daley, Chicago’s longest-serving mayor, hospitalized but said to be in good spirits
CHICAGO — Former Mayor Richard M. Daley was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after “feeling lethargic” Wednesday afternoon, his longtime spokeswoman said. It’s not clear how long the former mayor, who turned 80 years old on April 24, will be …