In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that has stood the test of time because of the truth it laid plain ...

Civic engagement, individual and collective actions aimed at addressing public opportunities and challenges, is fundamental to constitutional republics in healthy societies.

The driving force on Capitol Hill is cowardice, as both GOPers and Dems confess to fear of violence. It wasn't always that ...

A bullet that grazed his ear and his extraordinary instant response became a defining moment, and for his supporters the ...

President Donald Trump touted malice for Democrats like Sens. Kelly and Gallego and Reps. Stanton & Ansari and all who didn't ...

The nation's founding document has been celebrated by leaders across the centuries, and it can still guide us today.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 27, according to the Tribune’s archives.

Vice President J.D. Vance delivers keynote speech at Republican Party dinner in Lima, Ohio US did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran’s nuclear sites, top general tells lawmakers, citing ...

A recent Lincoln East graduate was among thousands of people who fled the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines after an intruder carrying a backpack walked on stage.