I was a young girl at home when my mother started penning the “Amish Cook” newspaper column in 1991. She wrote that column until her sudden death in 2002, and then I picked up writing it.

What is the wisdom of the rule wherein a candidate can give enough money to their own committee to make it legal for others to give millions more?

The idea just a few thousand dollars could shift a senator’s focus from the best interests of constituents to the personal bottom line is the exact thing that undercuts faith in all elected officials.

Pharmacy Benefit Managers are taking manufacturer discounts on prescription medications – savings intended for patients – and keeping the money for themselves.

Caregivers for those with Alzheimer's disease do well not to dwell in the past or look too far into the future. However, sometimes events, particularly stressful ones, provide a forceful reminder of just how much has been lost to this insidious disease.

Aimless consolidation is no cure, but no agency has made a strong case for just pouring new money into the current systems.

You’ve probably read about the Republican Party’s implosion last week in suburban municipal and township campaigns, particularly in DuPage County.

The idea is for students who opt in to get one notification of admission offers to every Illinois public college, then have the ability to accept and enroll through the same portal.

For decades, a central feature of over a hundred Illinois communities was the Carnegie Library, the gift of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie around the turn of the 20th century.

The question remains unanswered in Springfield: Whose interests are served when felonies become misdemeanors as long as the government gets assets in the deal?

In high-pressure moments, when everything is on the line, leaders must be able to make the right call.

The report is well-timed as Springfield considers many changes aimed at meeting the state’s workforce needs.

National Poetry Month, celebrated in April, turns a spotlight on the heartfelt art form.

Obviously, these mothers could connect over tragic circumstances. Without diminishing those emotions, they have caught my attention for their citizen advocacy.

If the idea of "Swedish death cleaning" sounds a bit too morbid, there's another strategy to tackle clutter: "Norwegian life cleaning." Either way, the idea is to take care of the junk in one's life while there's still time.