Plus: Matt Brewer: What I learned about City Hall serving on the Chicago Housing Authority • Vince Fattore: What Chicagoans should be able to expect from their aldermen
Chicago Tribune Opinion Thursday, September 24, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The editorial board takes us to the southwest suburban Alsip today, where the mayor, John D. Ryan is attempting to change the rules so he can run for a fourth term. Ryan has supported term limits in the past. “Talk about a ‘do as I say, not as I do’ moment,” the board writes. In Commentary today, mayoral candidate Matt Brewer writes about what he learned serving on the Chicago Housing Authority board for over a decade as he concludes his service. And a Chicago resident reflects on what we should be able to expect from our aldermen. Thanks for reading. — Grace Miserocchi, opinion editor Submit an op-ed | Submit a letter to the editor | Meet the Tribune Editorial Board | Subscribe to this newsletter | | | | “Rules for three but not for me” is the credo of those whose commitment to a rule seems to last only until that rule constrains their own political ambitions. | | | | | I joined the Chicago Housing Authority board because far too often, the neighborhoods we are born into shape our trajectories and where we end up. | | | | | Residents should not have to repeatedly report the same pothole or wait month after month for a dangerous tree to be trimmed. | | | | | Chicago relies on its outdoor workers to keep moving. Yet they continue to face increasingly hot summers without workplace protections. | | | | | Canadian revenge on Donald Trump is sweet but not for Illinois. | | | | | Chicagoans care about people experiencing homelessness and want real solutions. A tent in a public park is not a solution. | | | |
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