Illinois’ comeback story starts here.

Vallas: Pritzker, Johnson keep playing Trump card

Vallas: Pritzker, Johnson keep playing Trump card

Deep-blue Illinois had President Biden to bail out the state’s and Chicago’s financial failings. Now city and state leaders have President Trump to blame for their financial failings. Eventually, taxpayers will be held responsible.

By Paul Vallas

Chicago’s housing policy still promotes exclusion

Chicago’s housing policy still promotes exclusion

Granny flats and basement dwellings could help with housing affordability, but Chicago’s outdated zoning rules make them nearly impossible to build. Those rules were created to promote economic and racial segregation. They need to be changed

By LyLena Estabine

Ricky Hamilton

Ricky Hamilton

“When I was 17, I was in a gang. On the first day of my senior year, I got in a confrontation with a rival gang that started chasing me. A friend of mine saw this and fired at them and hit an innocent bystander.” “By the theory of accountability, I was convicted of first-degree...

Illinois spent more on transportation, saw more roads crumble

Illinois spent more on transportation, saw more roads crumble

Illinois’ inefficient spending on its transportation needs led the state to spend more as its roads got worse. But there is a solution if the state can minimize politics in the decision process and prioritize public need.

By Ravi Mishra

Michael ‘Saadiq’ Cannon

Michael ‘Saadiq’ Cannon

“The truth is, I had always had a good educational upbringing, and a good family. But the allure of the streets just got me at an early age and it led me down a wrong path.” “While I was incarcerated, I went back to those educational roots. I poured myself into rehabilitating myself and becoming...