Congress must act now to make sure the nation’s next Postmaster General is not the last one.

More legislators than you may realize have received credible threats of violence or have been stalked. Most refuse to talk about it for the record, but those shootings showed what could’ve happened to them and what still may happen in the future.

Evan Holschbach lost his dad, Leon, to ALS in 2022, just shy of one year after his diagnosis. Holschbach and his wife, Lindsey, volunteered for the Walnut 5K Run/Walk for ALS last year and are giving continued support to raise funds to help find a cure.

The name Bill Kaiser evokes fond memories for those who played basketball at Princeton Logan Junior High School.. Perhaps a little fear, too, to those who may have needed a reprimand from time to time. Kaiser, who passed away June 3, was much more than wins and losses.

Human beings tend to wait until the last minute to do things. But the leaders need to start enforcing earlier deadlines for giant issues like this energy proposal so they can deal with other time-sensitive things (the budget and revenues, for instance) at the end.

Hall graduate Jack Savitch took part in Louisiana State University-Shreveport baseball team undefeated NAIA championship season. He said: “I had no clue this would happen. Knew they were good, but not like that.”

For quite a while now, most folks in politics have assumed that Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and Comptroller Susana Mendoza will probably run for mayor of Chicago in 2027.

It is time for Illinois legislators to act and bring our public defense system into the 21st century. Access to justice cannot depend on wealth or geography. 

As the Illinois General Assembly approaches the critical May 31 deadline to secure funding for its public transit system, let’s be clear that this is not a light switch that can be turned off and on with ease.