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Government does not need to be the enemy
June 28, 2017

The attack on Republican members of Congress at a baseball practice has elicited a great deal of soul searching: Why is our political climate so toxic and what can be done to improve…
Yes, hate speech is free speech
June 28, 2017

With the left feverishly attempting to squash unwelcome speech on college campuses, with the president of the United States musing about tightening libel laws, with prominent liberals…
Fantasy patriots
June 28, 2017

One can only guess that 66-year-old James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., had decided that he needed to be a hero and single-handedly rescue his country from the malevolent forces…
AT&T hopes to hang up ‘last-resort’ landline service for 1.2 million
June 26, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner has promised to veto SB 1839, a multi-subject telecom bill passed by both houses in the General Assembly. But the bill has never been delivered to the governor’s…
First week unfruitful for Illinois state budget compromise
June 23, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner summoned lawmakers back to Springfield for a 10-day extended session before the June 30 end of the fiscal year. In an atmosphere of distrust and partisan fighting,…
Don’t forget that tax cuts have consequences
June 21, 2017

Name? John Smith Occupation? Taxpayer. Wait. That’s not right. Taxpayer is not who we are. Paying taxes is what we do. And that is a big difference. Our identity, what we are, is…

Illinois health officials caution to be aware of rabid bats

June 28, 2017

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) wants people to beware of rabid animals, including bats, as they become more active this time of year. To date, more than a dozen rabid…

AT&T hopes to hang up ‘last-resort’ landline service for 1.2 million

June 26, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner has promised to veto SB 1839, a multi-subject telecom bill passed by both houses in the General Assembly. But the bill has never been delivered to the governor’s…

First week unfruitful for Illinois state budget compromise

June 23, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner summoned lawmakers back to Springfield for a 10-day extended session before the June 30 end of the fiscal year. In an atmosphere of distrust and partisan fighting,…

Illinois bail reform law draws mixed reviews

June 19, 2017

Cash-bail reforms signed into law June 9 by Gov. Bruce Rauner are a good first step, but need more strength to really affect the number of persons who are held in jail because they…

GOP lawmakers head back to Springfield with ‘compromise’ bills

June 19, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner ordered the General Assembly back to Springfield for a special 10-day session from June 21-31 to try to hammer out a last-minute budget before the July 1 end of Illinois’s…

NIU President walks away with $600,000 settlement

June 17, 2017

Northern Illinois University President Douglas Baker, who resigned as of June 30, will walk away with one year’s salary, plus a payoff for not taking a job as an instructor at the…