Commentary and Analysis

Illinois and its largest city play crucial parts in the worldwide trade landscape. To understand what those parts entail, we spoke to World Business Chicago.

Amid a divisive election cycle, surveys show the US public is worried about the implications of political polarization and eroding democratic infrastructure.

Stefanie Bolzen, Stefan Kornelius, and Andrew Roth join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"It might surprise many to learn that Trump wouldn’t disagree with Biden or Harris on the need for the US to lead the world," Paul Poast writes.

For years the Chicago International Film Festival was run on a shoestring budget, but a new gift from the Steiner family is changing all that.

Thanks to a passionate group of independent presses, bookstores, and translators, the city’s foreign lit scene is thriving.

Despite the scale of the crisis and its importance for the broader region, Sudan remains out of the minds of most Americans.

Paul Poast unpacks the implications of Russia’s decision to revise its nuclear doctrine.

Karen DeYoung, Bobby Ghosh, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

We asked Dr. Preeti Chalsani to help us explain the state's newest tech industry, which may soon create tens of thousands of "quantum jobs."