UNCOVERED: 24 | History Defined

Commentary: Jimmy Carter was right about human rights

When I first joined the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service, I was optimistic about the positive role the United States played in the world. By the time I left not quite a decade later, I was haunted by how dangerous our shortsighted foreign policy can be.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 10, 2023

Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas' Facebook account liked posts that called Chicago ‘hell hole’ and attacked Democrats; he again denies involvement

CHICAGO — Paul Vallas’ Facebook account liked a series of comments that attacked Democrats, referred to Chicago as a “hell hole” and “S---cago” and labeled Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker “the king of full term abortion,” a Chicago Tribune review of his social media found.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 10, 2023

Illinois bows out of Big Ten tournament with 79-76 loss to Penn State

CHICAGO — One by one the higher-seeded teams kept falling in the Big Ten tournament, leading into Thursday night’s Illinois-Penn State game at the United Center.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 10, 2023

‘UnPrisoned’ review: Kerry Washington leans into her comedic instincts as a woman reconnecting with her estranged dad

“I wasn’t born into a family so much as I was hatched,” is how Tracy McMillan has described her origin story. Her mom was a “20-year-old Minnesota girl with a really bad drinking problem,” and her dad was a “Billy Dee Williams type who committed crimes for a living.” Mom…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2023

A look at Oscars 2023: Who will win, who should win and some thoughts on the nominees

Warning: The following consists of unreliable Oscar night guesswork and raw, untrammeled favoritism.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2023

‘Champions’ review: Woody Harrelson is the coach of Special Olympics hopefuls in a movie with hits and misses

Lots of people will find lots to like in “Champions,” a seriocomic story of how young men and one woman, Special Olympics basketball hopefuls with intellectual and developmental disabilities, turn their arrogant coach, played by Woody Harrelson into less of a jerk.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2023

As real estate giant prepares to open first office on Chicago's South Side, residents feel torn about the influx of development

CHICAGO — Since moving to Bronzeville in 2007, Vanessa Harris has seen the many vacant lots in the South Side neighborhood get scooped up by developers and turned into $800,000 townhomes, some of them right outside her window.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2023

Why the Bears helped launch the first intramural girls flag football league in the UK

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears — in partnership with Chicago Public Schools — launched the first high school girls flag football league in Illinois in 2021.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2023

Commentary: Draconian social media law threatens democracy in Turkey

In the aftermath of Turkey’s devastating earthquake, 78 people have been arrested — not necessarily as scapegoats of the tragedy but because they are accused of “sharing provocative posts” on social media.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2023

Commentary: Supreme Court justices’ financial status has no bearing on legality of student debt relief

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the legality of President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan. Given the normal schedule followed by the Supreme Court, we shouldn’t expect a final decision until at least June.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2023