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Congress moves to solve the problem caused by the elimination of the penny
 • Eric Zorn
I'm loving daylight saving time!
But how will I feel in the dead of winter?
 • Eric Zorn
Holding off — again — on judging Rev. Pfleger
... but the verdict on Lindsey Graham is clear
 • Eric Zorn
It's too early to count anybody out in the 2027 Chicago mayor's race
Recent history tells us winners can come out of nowhere
 • Eric Zorn
Republicans wail that the Reds are scaring us into turning up our thermostats
Chicago, Illinois and national politics with a dash of humor, music and sports
 • Eric Zorn
Abolish the prison into which the Democratic Socialists threaten to put the Democratic Party!
 • Eric Zorn

June 2026

Am I proud to be an American as this July 4 approaches?
Not exactly
 • Eric Zorn
Your turn, Illinois: Ban surveillance pricing!
Commentary, comedy, quips, tips and tirades
Do you take my opinion about wedding officiants to be your opinion in sickness and in health?
Chicago, Illinois and national politics with a dash of humor, music and sports
 • Eric Zorn
American Diabetes Association, meet Barbra Streisand
By kicking researchers out of a conference because they were distributing copies of an anti-Trump editorial published in their own journal, the ADA…
 • Eric Zorn
Thank you, darlings, for reading the Picayune Plus
NBC's Kristen Welker went all the way to Wisconsin -- to Wisconsin! -- to be insulted by the man-baby POTUS
 • Eric Zorn
O Susana! Mendoza enters the 2027 race for mayor of Chicago
& Ossoff 2028 fever. Is it too early to catch it?
 • Eric Zorn
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