Money seems to trump everything in elections
— January 24, 2018I get the feeling we may be witnessing the end of an election system that goes back more than 2,000 years. Election to public office in the ancient Roman republic was defined by the…
I get the feeling we may be witnessing the end of an election system that goes back more than 2,000 years. Election to public office in the ancient Roman republic was defined by the…
Winter was conspicuously absent for the final days of the 32nd annual Illinois Snowsculpting Competition at Sinnissippi Park last weekend. Sunshine and temperatures in the…
Tweety Bird Trump is at it again. Actually, he never really stops. I’m referring, of course, to President Tweety Bird Trump. One has to show all the due respect, and that is all…
If Hillary Clinton could deliver a political speech half as effectively as Oprah Winfrey, she might be president today. The actress, media mogul and erstwhile queen of daytime TV gave…
Adam Kinzinger had no opposition when he ran for reelection to Congress two years ago and pulled in 70 percent of the vote in 2014, the last time he had a foe. There’s plenty of competition…
ROCKFORD Council backs capital improvement plan The Rockford City Council has approved the third largest Capital Improvement Program in the city’s history, including infrastructure…
I want to be fair. So I tried to do some unbiased reasoning about Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to temporarily move into the Quincy Veterans Home. At least a dozen residents have died…
THROUGH JAN. 28 “Misfits” – Art Exhibition and Related Programming, Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford, 10 a.m.-5 a.m., $7 adults, $3 seniors and students,…