“Some of the same individuals who claim to support an elected representative school board only got the gospel once I became mayor of Chicago,” Mayor Johnson told reporters during one of the most combative and counter-productive press conferences I have ever seen.

Due to recent controversy, the Columbus Day holiday has diminished in importance on the calendar. The holiday wasn’t that big a deal a century ago in Illinois, either.

The Loneliness Epidemic has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Surgeon General as a pressing global health threat.

As revenue gambits go, relying on legal wagering to bolster state coffers has been a macro success. But that big picture is composed of micro markets with varying qualities of future forecasts.

Japanese employers have more than 56,000 Illinoisans working across 1,600 locations under 450 corporate subsidiaries.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which might be apparent from all the pink. Despite a decrease in the number of breast cancer deaths, 1 in 8 women still will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. That's why early detection is so important.

Information doesn’t have to be sensational to be interesting.

This year, the state Democratic Party claims it is pushing 80 countywide and county board candidates in 19 counties where they think they can flip seats to their side.

After a long wait, Illinoisans are finally about to see the actual criminal trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

It was a round metal object the size of a beach ball, weighing only 183.9 pounds. Yet it managed to throw a nervous world into a panic.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Here in Illinois, the number of deaths from domestic violence increased during 2023. So there's work to do. Turning Point will host its annual Candlelight Vigil on Oct. 3 on the Woodstock Square.

The picture painted depicts an agency unable to fully meet its statutory purpose and unpersuaded by falling short.

For months now, Statehouse types have been talking about whether there’s a need for a fall veto session this year. The session is scheduled to run the two weeks after the November election.

Of the four U.S. presidents to die by assassination, Lincoln and Kennedy are the best remembered. One is just a footnote in the history books.

We’re dealing with a nationwide challenge, given both the federal government’s role in student lending and the propensity of high school graduates to want to move away from home.