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Chicago Tribune Opinion

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Editorial: The mayor's massive new debt plan must get intense scrutiny

Mayor Johnson’s plan to float $830 million in new bonds is questionable following Chicago’s first credit downgrade in a decade.

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Editorial: Chicago should aim for ‘World’s Tallest,’ not ‘World’s Tallest Teardown’

The fate of 311 W. Wacker is a moment to be marked. The threat of knocked-down skyscrapers is a blow to our beloved downtown.

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Daniel DePetris: Let’s not overreact to Gaza ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas agreed to stop the war for six weeks. They still haven’t agreed to stop the war permanently.

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Vincent Trometter: Trump should reverse Joe Biden’s US Steel decision

If I am Donald Trump, how am I going to rebuild the military if I have less steel and steeper costs for steel imports than my predecessor?

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US Rep. Nikki Budzinski: If Democrats want to win again, let’s show up and listen

Democrats must accept that if Donald Trump won decisively, there may be some lessons we can learn.

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Bridget Lee: I spent a week with Chicago’s first elected school board

The Chicago school board election and its divisiveness are over. It is time to govern.

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Editorial: Biden, the president who did not know when to leave the stage

Few Democrats will ever forget the night of June 27, 2024, when all of the careful mitigation, obfuscation and mendacity long practiced by loyal aides and close family members met the cruel reality…

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Clarence Page: Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream still offers a great agenda

As we are about to mark the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, the same day as Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration, I am reminded of a famous quote from another King: ”Can w…

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Jeanne Theoharis and Erik Wallenberg: We must mark the places that define Chicago’s Black freedom struggle

Despite an incredibly robust freedom movement and high level of segregation, there are few markers of the civil rights movement in Chicago.

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Letters: The CTA can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results

We read about how public transportation is short of revenue again and that fare increases are looming. Will increasing the fare bring in the needed money?