Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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columnists
  • by david hall
Gavel falls silent, but verdict is in on Leinenweber — 'Life smiled on us when we got him as a judge'

U.S. District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber, who died Tuesday, taught a one-man master class in life. A man of reason, a man in full, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather. A golfer, a raconteur, an intellectual who loved people, a teller of tall — but true — tales.

education
  • by david hall
Chicago school board hopefuls to submit petitions for first time ever

The week-long process begins Monday, when hopefuls can start turning in to Chicago election officials the minimum 1,000 signatures needed from residents who support their candidacy in one of 10 districts. The races will shape up by the June 24 deadline.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Englewood alderperson vows to camp outside to shut down open-air drug market

The final straw for Ald. David Moore and his constituents was the killing Sunday night of 18-year-old Trinity Boswell.

transportation
  • by david hall
Stevenson Expressway upgrades included in latest round of Gov. Pritzker's $41B transportation plan

A total of $364 million is earmarked for Interstate 55 upgrades on 49 bridges from Wolf Road to the Chinatown feeder ramp, highlighted by full rebuilds of the Harlem and Cicero Avenue interchanges that are among the busiest in the state.