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 Wednesday, Jan 31 Illinois is in trouble, yet there is no sense of urgency from many of its leaders and many of its candidates for office. Every candidate, every political figure in Illinois should be consumed with the question of how to repair the state's reputation and create jobs. |
| Yes, the address was an empty distraction that won't accomplish anything. But in the era of President Donald Trump, empty distractions are something to be embraced, not avoided, writes Steve Chapman. |
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| A woman of mature years contemplates what it's like to get stoned now, for the sake of health reasons, as opposed to getting stoned when she was a teenager. |
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| I do pay some bills by phone or internet, but to sit at the table with a checkbook and a pile of bills is reassuring, as old habits often are. |
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| The Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase plan to create an independent health care company signals that the goal is an integrated technology-driven approach to all facets of health care beyond the earlier individual initiatives. |
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| After the Pyeongchang Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee should resist welcoming Russia back until the Kremlin acknowledges the government's role in state-sponsored cheating. |
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| Check out the latest cartoons by Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis. |
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