Food: The Universal Language of Love
By James Banakis February 6th, 2026 Recently, John Kass and I were discussing a column he was working on. Of…
The Loss of Trust in Legacy Media
Editor’s note: Today’s article is drawn from a speech John Kass delivered earlier this week to students and faculty at…
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A lesson from Princeton on the summer of 1861
Chicago Way w/John Kass (02/02/26): RealClear Politics’ Tom Bevan is here to discuss how we got ourselves to tenuous climate…
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OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE BIBLE
By Cory Franklin February 1st, 2026 A colleague and I recently penned an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune (about marijuana…
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California Dreaming: A Five-Point Survival Guide
By David Bittinger January 30th, 2026 1. California, prepare for more Gavin Newsom. A couple years ago, Governor Newsom pondered…
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Obama’s Fingerprints All Over Investigations of Trump And Clinton
By Paul Sperry, RealClearInvestigations January 22, 2026 Reposted with permission from Real Clear Investigations.com In the run-up to the 2016 Democratic Party…
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The Chicago Way w/John Kass: On the brink
Chicago Way w/John Kass (01/26/26): Retired police chief Tom Weitzel (Riverside) joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to talk about…
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Another Chicago Useful Media Idiot Goes Gentle in That Good Night
By Martin Preib January 25th, 2026 Editor’s Note: This piece from Martin Preib’s “Crooked City” reposted here with permission from…
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Reflections From a 20th Century Boy
By James Banakis | January 23, 2026 As we close out the first quarter of our 21st century, I sometimes…
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What Does Katie Get?
By John Kass Wednesday Jan. 21, 2026 One year ago, young and beautiful Katie Abraham was in a car with…
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The Chicago Way w/John Kass: Still no compassion from the media or politicians for a father’s loss
Chicago Way w/John Kass (01/19/26): To mark the tragic anniversary of his daughter’s death, Glenview native Joe Abraham joins John…
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The Radical Left’s Moral Inversion: From Class Politics to Identity Dogma Is a Trojan Horse with Dangerous Consequences
By Paul Vallas January 18th, 2026 The contemporary far left has abandoned class-based politics in favor of a rigid moral…
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Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day
By Mike Houlihan January 16th,2026 I got a New Year’s Eve phone call the other night from a copper pal…
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Chicago Politicos to a Good Judge: Shut Up, and Take It
by John Kass January 14, 2026 Two bar groups of Chicago lawyers—suits who suck up to the Democratic machine—are trying…
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Illinois’ judiciary
Chicago Way w/John Kass (01/12/26): Thom Serafin, long-time political strategist, Communicator in Chief of Serafin & Associates, & newly collaborating with Mercury Illinois, joins…
