As politicians tend to do after being in office for a year, Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker went for a victory lap recently, holding interviews wi…
Consider it a soybean détente.
If your biggest concern about the introduction of a new product is it wound up being so popular that outlets closed for lack of inventory, you…
THUMBS UP! To Howard Buffett and the creation of the Jerry J. Dawson Civic Leadership Institute. The program is intended to increase awareness…
The impeachment of an American president is a tragedy, one that should not be made worse by a sham trial in the Senate.
It is indeed a "good thing for all parties concerned and a good thing for the world," as President Donald Trump said Jan. 8, that "Iran appear…
The Impossible Burger, which first appeared in grocery stores in September, is made entirely of plant-based ingredients. But it looks, smells,…
We didn't need any more proof that the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is deeply broken. But we got it last week.
The electricity didn't go out in Kashmir, a disputed region of India, but something almost as vital was turned off over the summer: the internet.
In what could be the administration’s broadest attack yet on federal environmental regulations, the Trump administration on Thursday proposed …
After the United States killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and Iran responded by launching missiles at U.S. military bases in Iraq, wh…
THUMBS DOWN! To more bad news from DCFS. A report shows 123 children in the last fiscal year died despite having contact with the Department o…
Most people know by now that the disposable plastic used for takeout food is an environmental hazard. Containers, cups, utensils, straws — ver…
THUMBS UP! To the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020. Our enthusiasm for the new year isn’t a reflection on how good or bad 2019 was. Inste…
To your marks, get set, toke!
The 2010s was the decade in which Illinois operated a crippling 793 days without a fully appropriated state budget.
For Illinois, the 2010s were marked by a troubling statistical trend: There are fewer of us.
For this year's naughty-or-nice list, we could have filled the page just with names from the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry. Bu…
Well, that was a fast 180 days.
The 2010s were when the shameful tactics of Illinois politics entered full view, and Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich came to symbolize just how …
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THUMBS UP! And happy trails to Decatur Public Transit System manager George Smith. After 46 years of working with Decatur’s bus service, the l…
In what’s become a surprisingly divisive decision, recreational marijuana was approved in Illinois this year. Legalization starts on Jan. 1, b…
Same-sex marriage swept across the country in the middle of the last decade. As has been the case with other equality movements – civil rights…
For the first few years of the decade, it was easy to find the Chicago Cubs in the National League standings. Look at the bottom. They started…
What a week.
If you grew up in Central Illinois, or have spent any amount of time here, you know Abe Lincoln's history as well as you know your family's ge…
As technology changes, so must laws — which is why we applaud the state of Illinois for its quick approach to adding and updating laws related…
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