A campfire caps a long day in the sun full of friends and family, good food and loud fun, including volleyball. We call it the Lost Weekend, which has been locked into the Labor Day holiday since 1978.

As summer 2025 winds down and harvest season will soon arrive, it is good to reflect on the generosity of God.

The breadth of invited attendees at the event organized last week by Gov. JB Pritzker really stood out.

We gathered at daughter Loretta and Dustin’s house by 2 a.m. to start grilling a thousand pounds of leg quarters

Opinion from Lonny Cain: The dangers of curiosity don’t fade with age and I don’t think that toddler inside me has ever stopped exploring or asking questions

I’ve been scooped before, but never by my own paper. It was quite a shock when I saw Tuesday that we had broken a story about Peru getting a new Chick-fil-A location.

Opinion from Rich Miller: What the Chicago Teachers Union really wants is an immense expansion of the state tax base

I spent Thursday night to Saturday night at the hospital with my daughter, Lovina, and Daniel. I am excited to announce the birth of their first child, born Aug. 16 at 2:03 p.m.

It feels good to show the kind of connection that grows when people simply help each other. We forget how far a helping hand can stretch.