Letters to the Editor

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- INDUCT DICK ALLEN As a congenital Philadelphian, I recognized immediately the pictured-from-behind subject of this week’s cover story as that of the late Dick Allen, wearing his #15 Phillies jejune road uniform of the […]

UNFAIR TO LANDLORDS The vast majority of landlords are small, individual owners who have a few rentals (“What to do about rent,” Aug. 19). Many of these are working people who used real estate investing to add to their portfolio for retirement. They have mortgages, property taxes, insurance, maintenance and utilities that continue to be […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- DO IT FOR THE KIDS Please, for the sake of all of our children, mask up and vaccinate (“Back to school,” Aug. 19). Illinois is now heading into a peak that is predicted to […]

CHOOSE WISELY The article on the destruction of Leland Farm House broke my heart (“Historic Old Leland Farm House scheduled for demolition,” Aug. 12). I grew up in Clinton. In 1940, Fortune magazine covered that then-thriving and energetic town in a lengthy article, complete with photographs and beautiful illustrations. The buildings and places featured are […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- TEACH CRITICAL RACE THEORY Should it or should it not be discussed in classrooms? George Santayana stated, “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” This, to me, pretty much sums […]

FUND TRAINING PROGRAM If civic organizations can keep the pressure on the city council to stay on track and keep this program funded for the long haul (“Constructive learning: Job-training program to improve lives and blight,” July 29), this will be a wonderful opportunity for young people in our community to learn a well-paying trade […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- BAIT AND SWITCH On July 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a notice seeking public comments about the city’s request to add aquatic recreation as a “need” to justify spending $150 million […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- THANKS FOR REVIEW As a lover of theater and a member of The Music Man cast and crew, I feel so thankful for Dennis Thread’s theater review (“The Legacy Theatre’s The Music Man,” July […]

NOT NARCAN ALONE To follow up on the excellent article by Madison Angell on the JOLT Foundation (“Reducing harm, saving lives,” July 8), she references JOLT’s commitment to make readily available injectable or inhaled naloxone (Narcan) to those who have regular contact with opioid users – all of whom are at risk for fatal opioid […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to letters@illinoistimes.com. —- SAVE THOMPSON CENTER I was in the James R. Thompson Center the other day for the first time in over two years. With the ongoing evacuation of many state offices and the hoped-for sale, […]

NO SYSTEMIC RACISM The opening paragraph in your recent cover story mentions systemic racism, which is not true of this country or city (“Crisis care beyond cops,” June 17). There are individuals that are racists, and that is true with people of all color. But the systemic racism claims are reverse racism. The statistics on […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to letters@illinoistimes.com. —- TEST POWER PLANS Governor JB Pritzker has stated he is adamant about closing all coal and gas-burning power plants by 2035 (“Senate adjourns with no energy deal,” June 17). Commonwealth Edison is blackmailing his […]