The recent sighting of a cougar in Winnebago County is the latest in a string of sporadic accounts of large predators like cougars, wolves, and bears wandering through Illinois. But…
Man’s best friend has become patients’ best friend at two Rockford hospitals through their therapy dog programs. Paws 4 Healing at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center and Caring Canines…
I don’t like fads. Fads diminish our individuality and make us part of a herd. Fads often involve behavior that demeans those who participate. Remember the fad of a couple of years…
Republicans and Democrats “simply do not like each other to an unprecedented degree.” That was one striking conclusion of University of Illinois political science professor Thomas…
We are in the midst of an epic media freakout. It is a subset of a larger liberal panic over Donald Trump’s strength in the general election. The mood of the center-left is, “America,…
Less than a month before the election, the Republican speaker of the House says he won’t defend or campaign with his party’s presidential nominee. The nominee has responded by slamming…
Donald Trump has stated repeatedly that his brand is all-important. Well, if what he says in that infamous recorded open-mic conversation with Billy Bush in 2005 about grabbing women’s…
Here’s what I’m wondering: Was it Alicia Machado’s really mild sex video that caused Donald Trump to wake up with a start about 3:00 the other morning? What was he thinking about…
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 ...
