‘Young Mr. Lincoln’ should be state movie
March 21, 2018We have a state bird, a state flower. So why not a state movie? Since 2018 marks Illinois’ 150th birthday, the Illinois Bicentennial Commission conducted a poll to determine which…
We have a state bird, a state flower. So why not a state movie? Since 2018 marks Illinois’ 150th birthday, the Illinois Bicentennial Commission conducted a poll to determine which…
I never wanted to be ordinary. Not counting high school, of course. In high school the pressures to conform are enormous. No teen can, or wants to be seen as different. But, other…
Arm teachers … Arm teachers … Where have I heard that before? In the wake of the Florida school shooting President Donald Trump and others are urging that some teachers in every…
Once again a slaughter of innocents has wrenched from us a cry that something must be done. But, what that something is cannot be agreed upon. This latest horror took the lives of 17…
He’s not serious, is he? He’s asserting this just to win an argument, right? Let’s start at the start. Two wives of White House staff secretary Rob Porter accused him of domestic…
For voters this is the best of times and the worst of times. Best because there is an election coming in a few weeks. Worst because between now and the primary we voters have to endure…
On March 19, voting will conclude in primary contests for hundreds of seats in the Illinois legislature and in the state’s court system. But most of those contests are uncompetitive….
University of Illinois Extension is hosting a series of garden day and plant sale events at various locations throughout the state, providing an opportunity for gardening enthusiasts…
State and community leaders on Monday, Feb. 26, celebrated the planned opening of a new freestanding birth center on Chicago’s South Side while emphasizing proposed maternal health…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday, Feb. 21, proposed growing state spending by over $2 billion in the upcoming fiscal year while making a handful of corporate, sports…
Illinois’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure is on pace to double this year, buoyed by an influx of state and federal dollars. The investments are aimed at supporting both federal…
CHICAGO — For most of his adult working life, Tim Mapes only had one boss: former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. And for the more than 25 years he served as Madigan’s chief…