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Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and the Illinois Federation of Teachers, attends the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s annual convention on June 10, 2026. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Pritzker to CTU and IFT — ‘One-time money should be used for one-time needs.’ Correct.

Leadership of the Chicago Teachers Union likes to shake the couch cushions in other people’s houses looking for change to pay their bills.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent walks outside the White House in Washington on Aug. 20, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Editorial: Higher interest rates send a warning to everyday Americans — cut your debt

Kylea Foster and her son, Kai-Amir Golden, 6, line up for lunch at a free community relief event for Gary residents affected by recent storm damage on Aug. 24, 2026, in Gary. Foster and her family have been without power in her home in Gary's Etna neighborhood since the storm hit. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Lori Latham: Gary deserves better than a broken grid and broken promises from NIPSCO

New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt relaxes by the fireside at his home on Nov. 6, 1932, following the end of several arduous months of campaigning as the Democratic presidential candidate. Roosevelt would go on to give fireside chats to the nation after becoming president. (AP)

John T. Shaw: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower were models of statesmanship

Niloo Tabatabai drops flowers near a mural of Dolly Parton in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood on Aug. 26, 2026, after she died peacefully the previous day in Nashville, Tennessee. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Clarence Page: Thank you, Dolly Parton, for your music, good humor and public service

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Flowers and notes sit near a mural of Dolly Parton in the Edgewater neighborhood after she died peacefully the previous day in Nashville, Aug. 26, 2026 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week for Aug. 29

The Chicago Tribune's Quotes of the Week for Aug. 29

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The EdgeConneX CHI03 data center on July 22, 2026, in Elk Grove Village. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

David Greising: Gov. JB Pritzker’s pause on data centers isn’t a long-term plan

There are costs with data centers, and there are benefits. There are potential windfalls and huge risks.

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Storm debris snarls power lines south of Gary on Aug. 20, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/Chicago Tribune)

Letters: Northwest Indiana needs answers after massive power outages following Aug. 11 storm

The people of northwest Indiana deserve clear answers and real solutions.

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A person reaches down to place flowers on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star of late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Aug. 25, 2026. Dolly Parton, the American country music singer who rose from poverty in Tennessee to become a US cultural giant with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at 80, her family said on Aug. 25. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Heidi Stevens: Dolly Parton narrated our lives and unlocked our humanity. We were lucky to live in her world.

Dolly Parton dared us to imagine. She dared us to care. She led us by example. And she took us someplace extraordinary, writes Heidi Stevens.

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Editorial: Pritzker to CTU and IFT — ‘One-time money should be used for one-time needs.’ Correct.

Editorial: Higher interest rates send a warning to everyday Americans — cut your debt

Lori Latham: Gary deserves better than a broken grid and broken promises from NIPSCO

John T. Shaw: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower were models of statesmanship

Clarence Page: Thank you, Dolly Parton, for your music, good humor and public service

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Letters: Instead of creating the O’Hare Flyer, just rethink the Blue Line

Editorial: Why Illinois should not let elected officials hold multiple public offices

Faith leaders: In Cook County, politics are being pursued, not justice

Jens Ludwig: How Chicago’s housing policies can better support public safety

Editorial: World Business Chicago’s latest messaging conveniently dovetails with Brandon Johnson’s reelection case

John Aziz and Eli J. Finkel: Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t have to trust Hamas to accept peace

Editorials

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week for Aug. 29

Editorial: Scott Kirby’s monopolistic vision for United Airlines at O’Hare serves United Airlines. But not Chicago travelers.

Editorial: Good call, University of Chicago. Sometimes the best classroom technology is no technology at all.

Editorial: A suburban challenge to Chicago’s monopoly on Lake Michigan water makes major waves

Editorial: The AI vultures are monetizing the dead. Your old emails might be worth millions.

Commentary

David Greising: Gov. JB Pritzker’s pause on data centers isn’t a long-term plan

Collin Corbett: Illinois’ ethics oversight system is broken. Here’s how to fix it.

John Biemer: Dropping a child off at college stirs up a tangle of emotions

Marj Halperin: Healthcare is more badly broken than political leaders admit

Jeffery M. Leving: The Rev. Michael Pfleger has been cleared of wrongdoing. Again.

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Northwest Indiana needs answers after massive power outages following Aug. 11 storm

Letters: To reduce our plastic pollution, we need cultural change

Letters: Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez looks like he wants to change the subject by citing ‘pro-Israel lobby’

Letters: Dolly Parton represented what’s best in America

Letters: Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke has repeatedly undermined the Pretrial Fairness Act

Columnists

Heidi Stevens: Dolly Parton narrated our lives and unlocked our humanity. We were lucky to live in her world.

Laura Washington: Will he run again? Mayor Brandon Johnson has the luxury of waiting to decide.

Daniel DePetris: What the US must learn from Canada’s ‘elbows up’ response to tariffs

Clarence Page: Who is Natalie Harp? Americans have a right to know.

Edward Keegan: Chicago architects go back to bricks

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