The president shall “give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”
A Northwestern analysis found 121 Illinois children under 10 were killed by caregivers from 2015 to 2022 — most of them toddlers. The warning signs demand our attention.
The gravest power entrusted to any American president is the authority to command the armed forces.
"A nation governed by laws can’t afford to have lawlessness in a department that was created to assure justice for all," writes the Seattle Times editorial board.
The court’s judgment, sound as it might be on constitutional grounds, alone can’t undo the damage that America’s turn to protectionism has already caused — nor prevent worse to come.
There has been professional fallout, but resigning a position isn’t the same as justice for the victims of Epstein’s trafficking network, the Miami Herald Editorial Board writes.
"It was nice to have the public’s focus on a topic that doesn’t involve the future of democracy as we know it or whether the rule of law will survive."
He was with King on the balcony of a Memphis hotel when an assassin killed his mentor. Who knew then that Jackson would become as forceful a voice for equality.
"Today, 100 years since the inception of Negro History Week, many still want to ignore and even erase history that doesn’t center whiteness," writes the Seattle Times editorial board.
It’s impossible to know whether the U.S. president will carry out his threats to strike Iran, how the regime might retaliate or what the long-term fallout would be.
Three House Democrats expressed concern about the Trump administration’s move to buy pieces of various mining interests as a means of promoting development of domestic materials vital to tech industries.
"The reported discovery of an illegal laboratory in Las Vegas should not trigger panic, but it should trigger seriousness."
Chicago Tribune: Illinois’ biometric privacy law is the gift that keeps on giving – to trial lawyers
Although well-intended legislation, Illinois’ biometric privacy law has turned into a bonanza for opportunistic lawyers under the guise of protecting everyday people against threats to their personal data.
Americans cannot accept a federal government that threatens a state with further brutality for its refusal to submit to the president’s demands for voting information.
Illinois is home to some of the finest universities in the country, which produce an educated and highly qualified workforce, as recently recognized by Site Selection magazine.
The administration’s unprecedented machinations have fortunately run into the wisdom of the founders, who charged the states with running elections, not the federal government.
New research from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research highlights “relational trust” as a critical factor associated with academic achievement and school improvement.
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Seattle Times Editorial Board: The Trump administration agreeing to reevaluate thousands of research grant applications held up on diversity, equity and inclusion issues should be met with "cautious optimism."
"The First Amendment robustly protects protests and political speech, but it does not grant the right to commandeer private property or disrupt lawful assemblies," writes the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board.
Another day, another class-action lawsuit, this time about what kind of meat is in a sandwich.
The planned flight is a crucial component of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Artemis mission, which aims to return humans to the lunar surface.
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Even government programs can get strangled by red tape.
"These latest recommendations are refreshingly straightforward, and they mirror much of what plenty of physicians and health professionals have long recommended," writes the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board.
"The electricity industry changes fast, and its realities don’t lend themselves to inflexible ideologies," writes the Chicago Tribune editorial board.
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County has announced the reintroduction of bison to Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve, their first presence in Kane County in more than 200 years.
Videos showing ICE agents dragging people, smashing windows, and deploying tear gas only serve to bolster the narrative that immigration law is superfluous and upholding it an act of tyranny.
This isolation can contribute to depression and other disorders, which in turn can contribute to the rising levels of suicide or suicide attempts among the senior population.
No matter what the courts decide, shoppers are already feeling the consequences.
In one respect, New York City’s unusual election results this year fit a national pattern: Voters opted to make housing easier and faster to build. Here’s hoping it’s a trend that lasts.