Shock, fear, despair, frustration and anger are just a few of the emotions parents experience when their child has been diagnosed with a serious illness. Having a child with a chronic…
THROUGH SEPT. 4 Hello from Japan Discovery Center Museum 711 N. Main St., Rockford 10 a.m., $8 per person, free for members and children age one and under Children will have fun learning…
The Confederacy died 152 years ago. Yet, it still is killing people today. Its latest victim is a woman in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was attending a protest against a neo-Nazi,…
Robert E. Lee wasn’t a Nazi, and surely would have had no sympathy for the white supremacist goons who made his statue a rallying point in Charlottesville, Va. That doesn’t…
What does President Trump have against my grandfather? Were he alive today, my grandfather never would pass muster of the immigration bill the President is supporting. That bill would…
A new federal climate report says the world is already feeling the effects of climate change, with 15 of the last 16 years boasting the highest average atmospheric temperatures in modern…
Finally President Donald Trump acknowledged in a statement that “Racism is evil,” and described the “KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups”…
The first thing to know about the instantly infamous “anti-diversity screed” written by a Google software engineer is that it isn’t anti-diversity or a screed. The…
Three men shot – one ...Three men were shot – one fatally -- Saturday afternoon on Chicago's ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
Challenges persist for women, minorities ...PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions ...
