Our View: Today we are in a considerably better place. So, let’s take some time to remind ourselves of some of the good things happening in northern Illinois for which we can be thankful.

Opinion on Veterans Day: Today, Veterans Day, we salute all veterans who served our country.

Opinion: This carnage of gun violence doesn’t have to happen and it must end. Congress can help make it happen.

Opinion: Widow Brittney Ramos: ‘Every person ... failed him. This cannot happen to another family’

Opinion: What should be done about the high price of gas?

Opinion: We need to have state laws in place that provide a clearly defined set of rules for how to respond to a pandemic.

Opinion: More approaches need to be studied and implemented to help improve the welfare of the animals sold to the public and address consumer demand.

Opinion: The Ukraine is 5,000 miles from northern Illinois, but from the response our communities have had to Russia’s invasion of the county last week it might as well be next door.

Opinion: Who is responsible for establishing the management structure at the Illinois Tollway? And what are the duties of the tollway board chairman and the agency’s chief?