A Cubs Boy, in the Shadow of the Yankees

Eric Klinenberg, 11.12.2009

I believed that my son might be the one we'd been waiting for, the guy who would turn the Cubs' luck around. Then something incredible happened. In 2007, his first full season, the Cubs made the playoffs.

Cook County Prosecutor Continues to Investigate Students for Trying to Free an Innocent Man

Judge H. Lee Sarokin, 11.12.2009

Retired in 1996 after 17 years on the federal bench

Cook County prosecutors continue their relentless attempt to discredit the work of the students of the Medill Innocence Project in their efforts to exonerate Anthony McKinney.

A Call to Arms to Save Our Youth

Rep. Bobby Rush, 11.12.2009

Congressman from Illinois

Right now, as the city I love mourns its way through yet another deadly weekend of gun-related violence, our youth far too often get caught in the crossfire.

Economic Tier Scheme for CPS Selective Enrollment Schools: Go Back to the Drawing Board

Esther J. Cepeda, 11.12.2009

Opinion journalist and an expert on the issues of U.S. Hispanics/Latinos

I cannot imagine the Dickensian horror city parents today go through to get their kids into decent schools. Now Chief Mathemagician Ron Huberman plans to select enrollment to these schools based on family income.

Two Dining Landmarks in Chicago: Last Call

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, 11.12.2009

Hedonism Evangelist

It's last call at two fine dining landmarks in downtown Chicago, the 90-year-old Don Roth's Blackhawk and the 32-year-old Nick's Fishmarket.

Keeping Score in Chicago Episode 28: Dear Oprah, LA Is For Suckers

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks, 11.11.2009

Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker gives the scoop on Oprah's diabolical plan to sell out Chicago and cuddle with celebrities and skinny people in California.

The Faces of Health Care Reform (Video)

Rep. Debbie Halvorson, 11.11.2009

Congresswoman from Illinois

I'm so grateful my constituents shared their personal stories with me. They are the face of the health care crisis. We put together a video of these stories to show why reform is so necessary.

Illinois GOP Orchestrates Smear Campagin Against Muslim Civic Organization CAIR

Naazish YarKhan, 11.11.2009

Content and Media Strategist, Editor, Writer, Educator

I am shocked, but should I really be? Yesterday the Illinois GOP issued a press release baselessly accusing a respected Islamic civil rights organization of being anti-Semitic.

Judge Should Laugh Subpoena Request out of Courtroom

Marcel Pacatte, 11.10.2009

Students at Northwestern's Innocence Project say they have new evidence that exonerates a convicted murderer. In response the prosecutor wants to force them to turn over their notes, grades and even the course syllabus.

Protecting a Woman's Right to Choose

Rep. Diana DeGette and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, 11.10.2009

Our message is clear: we will not support any final bill that restricts women's access to reproductive health services beyond current law.

Why Roland Burris Matters to Barack Obama, Right Now

Rebecca Sive, 11.11.2009

Community organizer and women's rights activist

Roland could write an epitaph on that vaunted tombstone of his that actually matters. And, Roland, take note: By doing this, you will have saved the lives of millions of American women.

It's Time to Get Judicial Retention Elections Off the Ballot in Illinois

David Orr, 11.09.2009

David Orr is the Cook County Clerk and a reform politician of 30 years

Judicial retention races are a paradox, where too much democracy means no democracy at all. Not a single judge has lost a retention election since 1990.