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Leavitt: The wheels on the bus roll over Joe Biden
July 3, 2019

When Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are in the same room, the one who’s most old-fashioned is not necessarily 77-year-old Biden. Anyone who wants to go back to the days before we knew…
Leavitt: Iran just the latest to call Trump’s bluff
July 3, 2019

One of Donald Trump’s lawyers told me 15 years ago that threatening lawsuits was much better than actually suing. With lawsuit threats, Bernie Diamond said, people often give you…
Fireworks and more for The Fourth
July 2, 2019

From to ice cream socials to parades to large pyrotechnic events illuminating fields and lakes, the Northern Illinois region is set to mark the 243rd anniversary of the 13 American…
Illinois Capital bill helps revive Rockford Amtrak service proposal
June 26, 2019

Ever since Amtrak ended the Black Hawk service from Chicago to Galena and Dubuque, Iowa through in 1981 there have been several futile efforts to bring it back. Most recent efforts…

Prison director wants to turn page on censorship

July 16, 2019

The removal of nearly 200 books from an Illinois prison’s library has put censorship in the state’s correctional centers in the spotlight. Books removed earlier this year from the…

Census program invites teachers to be ambassadors

July 14, 2019

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools program is inviting Illinois teachers to become 2020 Census ambassadors. The ambassadors will champion the 2020 Census in their classrooms,…

Society plans day trips to Illinois state museums

July 13, 2019

The Illinois State Museum Society is planning two upcoming day trips that invite participants to explore the history and culture of Illinois by motorcoach. The first trip on Aug. 10…

Illinois colleges weigh options for offering cannabis programs

July 12, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Some community colleges and four-year universities in Illinois are exploring the possibility of launching educational programs to train people in the business…

Illinois’ hotel, camping and gas costs could dent summer driving

July 11, 2019

Despite Chicago’s skyscrapers, parks and museums, Springfield’s historic sites, southern Illinois’ Cahokia Mounds and Galena’s charm, Illinois is expected to just do all right…