Soooooo... who needs a palate cleanser after last night's debate debacle? Me too. No hot takes here. We'll start with something from our news pages, a terrific explainer of Day of the Dead, then I'll share what's on our @chitribopinions pages / thread follows
... columnist @EricZorn is following the Kyle Rittenhouse case and explores the 17-year-old's efforts to avoid extradition to Wisconsin, where he would be moved to an adult jail and bonding out would not be a given. chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-z…
... Christopher Z. Mooney, a polisci professor at UIC, lays out how delays in completing the U.S. Census could put Illinois on a path toward giving the GOP control of redistricting for the 2020s. chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... as always, find all of our op-eds, editorials, columns, reader letters, cartoons and endorsements (plus plenty about that blasted debate) at chicagotribune.com/opinion/
Illinois friends, here's the final thread of our @chitribopinions content on the graduated income tax question. Following are the columns @EricZorn has written on the matter.
Illinois friends, this is for you who still haven't decided your vote on @JBPritzker's ballot referendum for a constitutional amendment that would allow a graduated-rate income tax. This thread will be long - it's all @chitribopinions has published on it. #twill
... First up is a seven-part series of editorials (op-eds, columns, letters to follow). ...
WFH tip: Use your old commute time to catch up on your reading. Here's a quick list to start, from the @chitribopinions pages of the @chicagotribune / thread follows
It's going to be 79º today in Chicago, friends. Pull out the lawn chair and give these @chitribopinions a read / thread follows
... notice all the butterflies lately? The monarchs are making their great migration south, and a group from UIC is making sure they'll survive. chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
... and there *is* some truly good news. A brand-new Harris Poll finds that people are ready to return to trade shows. That's promising for anyone whose work is connected to the reopening of McCormick Place and other convention halls. chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…