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Commentary: Due process denied: FCC Media Bureau kills diverse media ownership

I believe in the power of local news. Strengthening American democracy depends on more engaged and informed citizens at the local level. But in today’s fractured media environment, there are fewer credible options for consumers to turn to for their news. Local broadcast news can help fill this void.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 15, 2023

Editorial: Mexican President López Obrador’s big lie: ‘We do not produce fentanyl’

America voted out of office its mendacious president in 2020. But across the border, Mexico grapples with its own delusional leader, who recently barked out a whopper of an untruth.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 15, 2023

Editorial: Why it’s not such a wonderful life when real-time panic causes bank runs

George Bailey knew how to fend off a bank run. When the citizens of Bedford Falls ran to the bank to demand a return of their deposits, they encountered George, in the form of Jimmy Stewart, guarding the vault with a moral lesson.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 15, 2023

Dan Wiederer: Ryan Poles checked a big box on the Chicago Bears’ offseason list with his bold trade. Now comes the hard part.

From the beginning, Ryan Poles has understood this is a process, a methodical grind to, in his words, “stair-step this thing” to where the Chicago Bears not only can experience meaningful success again but sustain it. Poles never has sought shortcuts or tried to unearth some secret potion that could…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 14, 2023

Brad Biggs: Chicago Bears’ aggressive start to free agency has one common thread — young players entering their prime years

Ryan Poles wanted to pay Roquan Smith last summer — he just didn’t want to get to the $20 million annual salary the linebacker desired. So the Chicago Bears opened 2023 free agency by dropping even more money in the position.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 14, 2023

Michael Phillips: For Oscars 2023, ‘Everything Everywhere’ wins, and a great divider goes all the way

The other night at a local library, I did an Oscars presentation, offering some uneducated guesses on who and what might win on March 12. When the subject turned to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — a film that entranced roughly half the folks in attendance, while exasperating the other…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 13, 2023

‘Hoax threats,’ ‘swattings’ continue to rise, joining real threats as disturbing trend for Chicago-area students

CHICAGO — Bogus threats at schools in the Chicago area have left students and staff anxious and law enforcement on high alert, part of a troubling nationwide trend that began in September, experts say.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 13, 2023

Review: ‘A Doll’s House’ on Broadway with Jessica Chastain and Michael Patrick Thornton: It’s all in your head

NEW YORK — Experiencing the fascinating new revival of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” which reduces the iconic proto-feminist drama to its barest thematic essentials, is not unlike listening to a podcast. For anyone interested in Broadway trends, here is a remarkable example of how the rise of Audible and…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 13, 2023

Transit fans are on a quest to ride Chicago's ‘L’ in record time. It won’t be easy

CHICAGO -- Daniel Buwalda and a group of friends arrived at the Linden Purple Line station before dawn on a cold, snow-covered February morning.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 13, 2023

Chicago firefighter’s wife, 3 kids die following blaze at their home, officials say

CHICAGO — A mother and her three children have all died following a blaze at the home of a Chicago firefighter in the Montclare neighborhood on the city’s Northwest Side, officials said Saturday.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 13, 2023