Opinion

No one knows the pain that (the) media & unwanted options from the public has caused my family. To make us relive a moment in our lives that we regret every day is a horrible thing…Just know that we will continue to grow & show the world what real love is!

If you joined us Tuesday to watch Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner lacerate one another, you — unlike the Tribune Editorial Board — didn't have to deal with the blood spatters. You could, though, discern exactly what we did: The closing eight weeks of this campaign for governor...

If you drink and drive, you pay. That's what the law says. Driving under the influence of alcohol is supposed to lead to a driver's license suspension.

There's a fungus among us, and it's killing these vital creatures

As President Barack Obama outlined his new strategy for dealing with the brutal terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, there were some here who watched him Wednesday night with skepticism and fear.

The NFL is all about making billions of dollars a year selling its brand of glitzy gladiatorial violence and power.

We often travel to lose ourselves then wind up losing stuff instead.

This is the story told to me by a 14-year-old Yazidi girl I'll call “Narin,” currently staying in northern Iraqi Kurdistan. I am a Kurdish journalist with a journalism degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia who covers northern Iraq as a freelancer for several...

I applaud the effort to shed light on the spending surrounding the race for governor in “Rauner ad sells Eurovan frugality as candidate opens checkbook for $1 million” (News, Sept. 5). Unfortunately, no matter how informed we are, Illinois voters are still forced to...

The apparent leaning of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell toward allowing star player Ray Rice to regain his playing status is truly pathetic. There is the possibility of redemption for anyone. But there is a huge difference in this case and that of other NFL players in...

Draft rules recently released by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are designed to protect

President Barack Obama's recent address to the nation about the planned response of the U.S. to the threat of Islamic State clearly demonstrated that he will fight hard for his country after he has thought hard

Last Sunday, a front-page Tribune story examined the friendship of Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner and included a photo of them each carrying a bottle of wine during a 2010 outing in Montana. The wine held by Emanuel was from an exclusive club...

Gov. Pat Quinn decided this month not to take any more chances with Northstar Lottery Group, the company that runs the Illinois Lottery, after it fell far short of promised revenue. Northstar's firing was one of several recent lottery-related news developments. In California, officials...

Monday marks the 30th anniversary of a major presidential gaffe — Ronald Reagan joking during a microphone test: "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." Though...

In honor of Taste of Chicago, running Wednesday through Sunday, let's take a look at the city's savory restaurants and their sometimes unsavory customers. Eat it up: