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Renderings of the proposed new Bears stadium

Don't give away taxpayer money for a new Bears stadium

Not a dollar of taxpayer money went to the renovation of Wrigley Field and its current reinvigorated neighborhood, one reader points out.

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Lawmakers, pass legislation to save Illinois wetlands, waterways

A 2023 Supreme Court decision rolled back the federal Clean Water Act and overturned decades of protection for wetlands. New legislation would protect Illinois wetlands for the benefit of wildlife and communities that depend on them.

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'Illiteracy epidemic' exists in CPS, but don't dismiss progress

There’s clearly more to do to improve reading among lower-income students of color. But over the last two decades, no other large city in the nation has made as much progress, as quickly, as Chicago.

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Protesters rally for the legalization of undocumented immigrations with signs that say "Latinos make America great" and "Keep families together."

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Work permits for undocumented immigrants are overdue

President Joe Biden must safeguard the futures of those who have already given so much to our state and ensure their ability to live and work without fear.

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Many students exit Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School.

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The public deserves a closer look at Chicago’s new school funding formula

A CPS civics teacher wonders how a school’s need will be determined, revised or appealed. And how much budget transparency is in place to communicate cuts?

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A building crane near three partially demolished buildings.

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Mayor Johnson's bond plan should address vacant CHA land

Twenty years after the city and CHA demolished high-rise public housing developments, there are still 130 acres of vacant land and buildings at several CHA redevelopment sites.

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A view of the Chicago skyline from part of the old U.S. Steel South Works site near 85th and South Shore Drive in 2014.

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Transform South Works site into a lakefront park, not a quantum computing facility

The South Side deserves and can have both a beautiful lakefront park and new investments in jobs.

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Phonics is the answer to illiteracy in Chicago Public Schools

Americans cast off a winning method to improve literacy. Replacing it with what?

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Sen. Durbin can help stop the country from becoming a 'surveillance state'

The government will not use new, unchecked surveillance powers responsibly. It already habitually abuses Section 702, intended for surveillance of foreigners, to search Americans’ communications.

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REEDPROTEST-041024-33.jpgActivists “shut down” the intersection of West Harrison Street, and South Kenzie Avenue during a protest over the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed in an exchange of gunfire back in March, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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Dexter Reed's shooting is no comparison to killing of Laquan McDonald

Reed fired at the officers first, prompting them to fire back. He turned a traffic stop into a violent incident, a reader from Irving Park writes.

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Pass bill to protect kids from the dangers of illegal e-cigarettes

A teen writes in favor of proposed legislation to require vape manufacturers to provide stores and gas stations with a certification that lists the details of their products, to ensure the products being sold are legal.

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Youth sports officials are targets of harassment and disrespect. It needs to stop.

Because of widespread mistreatment by parents, coaches and players, many youth sports officials are quitting or not returning for a second season. That could lead to the end of youth sports as we know it.

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Community members, activists and family members of Dexter Reed rally outside the District 11 police station, after COPA released body camera footage of the fatal police involved shooting of Dexter Reed, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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Sobering thoughts about the 96 shots police fired at Dexter Reed

Dexter Reed’s shooting reminds one letter writer of something she was told in the 1960s: “If a cop uses his gun, he doesn’t fire just once.”

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Tell the truth about immigration: It makes America stronger

Immigrants pay hundreds of billions in taxes each year, helping to fund the nation’s K-12 schools, Medicaid and Social Security.

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When businesses go cashless, consumers pay with more credit card debt

Credit card companies benefit from this business model by charging fees. Stop the madness and support businesses that take cash.

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Mourners embrace each other outside Peterson Plaza in Edgewater, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, after a woman was stabbed and an 11-year-old boy was fatally wounded, according to police. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Felony upgrades won't make domestic violence victims safer

Making it a felony to violate an order of protection will have unintended consequences. It is already an uphill battle to get Chicago police and Cook County state’s attorneys to charge violations of protection orders.

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A rendering of changes proposed for the 30 N. La Salle building.

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One man's wish: Replace 30 N. La Salle with something aesthetically pleasing

TIF money will help fund improvements to the bland high-rise that replaced Louis H. Sullivan’s historic Chicago Stock Exchange Building as the 100th anniversary of the architect’s death nears.

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Chicago Ald. Jeanette Taylor, wearing a black and white tweed jacket, stands at a lectern and microphone.

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Ald. Jeanette Taylor is 'spot on' about Mayor Johnson's shortcomings

It seems Chicago’s mayor likes to project this idea of getting along, but he doesn’t seem to really get along with anyone who doesn’t agree with him.

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'Right-to-die’ legislation is about choice, respect for patient rights.

Jurisdictions that allow physicians to prescribe life-ending medications for patients to self-administer have not reported widespread abuses.

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Scholarships for early childhood educators deserve more state funding

Gov. Pritzker’s proposed FY25 budget includes significant investments in young learners and early childhood, but not nearly enough for the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity, a program to help educators get degrees and credentials.

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