Some of the worst killers had what our society generally considers the “best minds.”

As the Bears stadium bill advances in the Illinois House, state Rep. Kam Buckner faces pushback from the governor's office and Senate Democrats over surprise changes to the deal.

Anti-violence might be my deepest held personal position. But that comes from understanding how much we actually have normalized the scourge.

Illinois State Senator Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, discusses the recovery from the storms that struck Kankakee County, and other things he has going on down in Springfield.

A family of 30 wakes before dawn to travel to Indiana for a wedding — and discovers what matters most in the journey.

The $28 trillion problem: How to fix America's spending and health care crisis at once.

The $28 trillion problem: How to fix America's spending and health care crisis at once.

The people’s business isn’t always done in the predawn hours of Memorial Day weekend or crammed into a January lame duck session.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about her grandfather's impending 95th birthday and all that he's seen in his years.