Tidye Ann Pickett stood only 5-feet-2, and barely weighed 100 pounds. But nine decades ago, she stood tall in American track.

Biofuels like ethanol can benefit both the economy and the environment.

There are two primary challenges to legislative plans to regulate homeschooling in Illinois.

Opinion: From a nostalgic trip down memory lane at the Fizz Ehrler Memorial Turning Back Time Car Show in Sycamore to the competitive spirit of the USASA Soccer Tournament, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this weekend in DeKalb County, writes Cortney Strohacker.

When you care for someone with a disability or work in any capacity of providing service to that community, it’s impossible to become anything but intimately familiar with the way the state and federal government manage agencies.

“We can’t allow this violence to be normalized.” Cortland Town Trustee Randi Olson included that quote in her statement about a threat made against her political opponent, state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore.

An oft-repeated $1.1 billion demand from Chicago’s mayor would actually wind up costing state taxpayers $5.5 billion. And Gov. JB Pritzker is turning a big thumbs down.

Margaret Abbott of Chicago was the first American woman to win an Olympic event, capturing first place in women’s golf at the second of the modern Games, in Paris in 1900.

Shaking people from closely held beliefs is difficult, especially when trusted sources deliver reinforcement. Broad data helps us see beyond narrow personal experiences, but only when we choose to look.