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 Thursday, Jan 4 For four years in a row, Illinois has lost population in alarming numbers. The naysayers and deniers blame the weather. They downplay the dysfunction. Good riddance to those stingy taxpayers, they trumpet. But that is a shallow, ignorant and elitist viewpoint that dismisses the thoughtful and wrenching decisions thousands of once-devoted Illinoisans have made, writes Kristen McQueary. |
| How to fix Southern Illinois University and every other state college. Hint: Consolidate. |
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| You may have heard of the Museum of Failure that opened last year in Sweden. We're told plans are in the works for Chicago to host its own flop palace on the Magnificent Mile, possibly at Water Tower Place. Here's a list of possible exhibits that were massive failures for Chicago. |
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| President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence champion human rights in Iran, while excusing repression in Saudi Arabia, writes Steve Chapman. |
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| Attorney General Jeff Sessions' order to allow federal marijuana prosecutions is ill-advised, writes Clarence Page. |
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| Readers match their predictions for 2018 with columnist Eric Zorn. |
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| No, there isn't a "strategic gentrification plan" in Chicago, despite what Democratic governor candidate Chris Kennedy may allege. |
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| Check out the latest cartoons by Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis. |
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