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March 5, 2014In Weeder’s Clump, Biff and Beylene Edwards had for years tried very diligently to have a child. Despite their considerable efforts, they were not met with success. Finally, however,…
In Weeder’s Clump, Biff and Beylene Edwards had for years tried very diligently to have a child. Despite their considerable efforts, they were not met with success. Finally, however,…
As spring training draws nigh, our thoughts turn to baseball and the earnest hope that the Cubs have finally assembled a team that will contend for the division title, triumph in the…
[The story that follows comes down to me through my grandfather, who discovered it as a handwritten manuscript in a box of papers he found in a drawer in his store. My story is faithful…
Professor Lancaster Markem was into the third week of fall semester at Heliotrope University when he noticed that one of his English 101 students had been absent for an entire week….
Given below is defense attorney Joris Prudence’s closing argument in the case of Illinois versus Charles “Chub” Belcher. See how many logical fallacies you can find in his speech….
Fashions in clothing have always fascinated me, especially women’s fashions. I look at some of those fancy clothes on TV and in magazines, and I am nonplussed because I never see…
During the 2023 harvest season, one of Jake Lieb’s tractors quit working. A week later, his combine stopped working, too. Both were new — and he was locked out from making any repairs…
Illinoisans who need a notary public can now access those services online through a new “E-Notary” portal launched by the Secretary of State’s Office. This process is one of…
The Chicago Bears laid out a $3.2 billion plan for a new domed stadium on Chicago’s lakefront on Wednesday, April 24, painting pictures of future Super Bowls and other major public…
Wet fields kept the majority of Illinois farmers from planting for a second consecutive week, but windows for field work will be arriving soon. In addition, the U.S. EPA finally green-lighted…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….