A coalition of Northern Illinois chapters of the League of Women Voters is hosting a candidate forum May 17 focused on Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Court judge seats in the Second District.

Our View: The lessons our children are learning this week have nothing to do with education, and more to do with the worst of the worst of politics.

What are we doing to honor those who served after 9/11, along with those who died in the attacks? That’s one question each of us must answer in our own hearts.