Letters to the Editor – Chicago Tribune (original) (raw)

Gov. JB Pritzker departs after speaking about the results of the election Nov. 7, 2024, at Illinois state government offices in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Letters: Gov. JB Pritzker should lay off the chest pounding over election

November 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker should back off his progressive chest pounding.

People wait in line for late voting at the Broadway Armory Park in the Edgewater neighborhood on Nov. 5, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Letters: We can blame our Founders for Tuesday’s election result

November 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The convening of a Constitutional Convention to correct the outdated and poorly thought-out idiocies we...

An encampment of unhoused people at Humboldt Park on Sept. 9, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Letters: 12,000 young people are homeless in Chicago. But change is possible.

November 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Approximately 12,000 young people are homeless on any given night in our city. This neglected...

Republican President-elect Donald Trump speaks at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Letters: Delay your judgment and allow Donald Trump to lead

November 9, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

It’s time to give it our best and try to unite. That means turning all...

Passers-by watch Vice President Kamala Harris' concession speech in Times Square with screens reflected on the glass of the NASDAQ building on Nov. 6, 2024, in New York City. (Alex Kent/Getty)

Letters: The economy is why Kamala Harris lost the election

November 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

"It's the economy, stupid!" That is, was and will always be.

Jasmine Moore, right, of Chicago, watches election results at a Democratic Party of Illinois watch party at the Joy District venue in the River North neighborhood on Nov. 5, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Letters: After the election of Donald Trump, I wonder what the world is coming to

November 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

It's not about an election. It's not about politics. There is something wrong with our...

Former Chicago Board of Education President the Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson, left, looks on as Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to the news media after a tour of Collins Academy High School on Oct. 25, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Letters: Blunder over school board president calls into question Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fitness

November 6, 2024 at 8:19 a.m.

How could Mayor Johnson not know in advance about the Rev. Johnson's disqualifying mindset?

Avni Patel votes at Union Park Fieldhouse on Oct. 28, 2024, during early voting in Chicago. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Letters: Republicans and Democrats both warn this election is going to be a disaster

November 5, 2024 at 10:47 p.m.

What a dilemma voters face. From what I hear and read, this election will be...

A woman holds the Puerto Rican flag during a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris at Temple University in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 2024. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)

Letters: Are many male voters uncomfortable with women being their equals?

November 4, 2024 at 8:10 a.m.

Equality between men and women makes life easier, not more difficult.

Mayor Brandon Johnson listens while other city officials speak during a news conference about changes to the shelter system on Oct. 21, 2024, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Letters: Mayor Brandon Johnson should take a lesson from George Constanza

November 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson should take a page out of “Seinfeld” and follow the George Costanza...

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