SPRINGFIELD SPOTLIGHT: GOP lawmaker reprimanded for going after his own
For the second time this year, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin has stripped one of his member's access to a House communications staffer.
What will Trump’s legacy look like?
When you think of President Kennedy, what comes to mind? His dream of sending astronauts to the moon? The Cuban Missile Crisis? What about R…
EDITORIALS ELSEWHERE_The roads to nowhere: Illinois Tollway stops squandering millions on Route 53
Government sometimes spends tons of public money on studying and planning something but not building it ... then spends more money on more p…
Students complete project, thanks to readers
This past February, my third-grade students wrote letters to small-town newspapers around our country. The letters asked people in each stat…
Raise your hands if you want better debates
President Donald Trump’s emotions must have spiked big-time when he sneaked a peak at a news screen during the G-20 summit in Osaka – and di…
One more strike against Illinois businesses
The argument for a higher minimum wage is simple: It puts more money in the pockets of workers at the bottom of the income ladder, which mak…
GUEST COLUMN: JFK continues to guide local Democrats
I had the privilege to gather with fellow Democrats on June 6, to celebrate our 35th president, John F. Kennedy. This event has become an ho…
GUEST COLUMN_A-meritocracy the beautiful: An American dream come true would be one without privilege
I replaced my American flag yesterday. It had become worn to the point of tearing, leaving a small section that repeatedly wrapped itself ar…
OUR VIEW: KIDS survey should be launching pad for change
The headlines were alarming – a study showing that three-quarters of Illinois students aren’t ready for kindergarten when they get there.
Think before you act
Once again the people of Dixon are the laughingstock of the nation with the recent post of the woman driving around town with an inflatable …
