We hope the stories in this special edition serve as a reminder that heroism doesn’t have to be extraordinary to matter.

New legislation aims to provide up to five years of Social Security credits to caregivers who leave the work force to care for their loved ones.

Even if the math isn’t perfect, it helps to understand promises and projections versus the likely reality.

Remember: the Bears have a stadium. No one forced the team to spend almost $300 million to buy an old horse track without any concrete development plans.

To be fair, Frank Mautino isn’t the only person to benefit from these structures, just a convenient, timely proxy.

"On a single receipting day this month following the April 15 income tax deadline, more than $1.5 billion in income tax receipts were collected."

Despite all that Alzheimer's disease has taken away from my husband, there are parts of his "essence" that the disease can't touch.

If approved, the bill would put a three-day retention limit on captured data absent its role as evidence for potential criminal prosecution.

The McHenry County Mental Health Board encourages the community to join in sharing that mental health is essential to overall health, Executive Director Bridget Geenen writes.