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…
Tag: Winnebago County Chronicle
-
Warm leads to soggy snow sculptures at annual competition
— January 23, 2018Winter was conspicuously absent for the final days of the 32nd annual Illinois Snowsculpting Competition at Sinnissippi Park last weekend. Sunshine and temperatures in the…
-
Gov. Rauner’s actions in Veterans Home just a stunt
— January 17, 2018I 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…
-
Yes, take Oprah seriously
— January 17, 2018If 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…
-
16th District race draws competition, but Kinzinger still looks like favorite
— January 10, 2018Adam 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…
-
Winnebago County News Briefs
— January 17, 2018ROCKFORD Council backs capital improvement plan The Rockford City Council has approved the third largest Capital Improvement Program in the city’s history, including infrastructure…
-
Tweety Bird Trump
— January 17, 2018Tweety 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…
-
Winnebago County Calendar of Events Jan. 17 – Jan. 28
— January 16, 2018THROUGH 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,…
Trending News
With scant notice, Rockford hospital ...Residents on Rockford’s west side are feeling abandoned and betrayed after Javon ...
Three men shot – one ...Three men were shot – one fatally -- Saturday afternoon on Chicago's ...
State ends fiscal year with ...Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half ...
USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked ...Independence Day fireworks shows are as old as the nation itself. According ...
