'…the entire landscape of public education has been dramatically altered, presenting new challenges and heightened scrutiny of public schools.'

On a day dedicated to American gratitude it seemed worthwhile to set aside a few moments for appreciation.

Any cost estimates team or government officials might bandy about should be considered somewhere between conservative and antiquated, much like the offensive playbook.

In the wake of Donald Trump’s national victory and his losing margin dropping to 11 points in Illinois from 17 in two prior races, state legislative Democrats have different views on how their party should proceed.

If a company must hire workers in order to stay in business, it should pay those people the minimum wage. That seems like basic fairness.

Altogether it’s clear more than half of participating Illinoisans are voting outside conventional Election Day precinct polling places.

Judges didn’t legislate from the bench, per a common criticism, but observed repercussions and asked the General Assembly to revisit the drawing board.

About 6% of adults owe more than $1,000 and about 3 million people have medical debt exceeding $10,000.

The Democratic legislative leaders are still trying to figure out what their members want to do in the wake of Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and whether that can be done.