Government historians can explain how Illinois ended up with this timetable, but those recollections often explain only why it exists – not whether it’s the best approach.

If you spend too much of your life watching the crowd, eventually you stop asking what excites you, what moves you, and what feels true. You stop creating and start performing.

Unlike today’s event, which is annually run on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, the Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30 every year until the early 1970s.

Lower prices for prescription meds are positive, right? Sure, except in this instance, the purpose of the discount is so that those facilities can profit when selling the medication to patients.

Every year when the legislature arrives at mid-May, it’s always tempting to look around, see the absence of real bicameral movement on legislation and conclude that nothing’s gonna happen in time for the scheduled May 31 adjournment.

Across our region, industries are struggling to find the qualified workers they need. The roles they are trying to fill require bachelor’s degrees because of the complexity in manufacturing, technology, healthcare, engineering or skilled technical fields.

It’s “showtime” for track and soccer this week.

My mother often told me that it takes many prayers to raise children. I treasure those words!

Column: It was the commission’s honor to celebrate and recognize DeKalb area community members, businesses and organizations showing leadership in sustainability practices, writes Linda Srygler of the city's Citizens' Environmental Commission.

Halfway through May is a fine time to revisit some of the legislation covered earlier in the session, among more than 11,800 bills and resolutions filed since the current General Assembly started in January 2025.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek writes about how a certain cliff hanger movie and its star can teach us about surviving the moment.

The government is not some company unluckily plagued by incompetent executives. It is a different institution entirely from those beholden to the market.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society talks about plans for Polo's Town and Country Days in June.

Megaprojects developers would negotiate with local governments what “special payments” they’ll pay on top of property taxes based on frozen assessments.

One striking aspect of the poll’s findings was that the assassination attempt that seemed most undeniably real – the Butler incident – was the event that the largest number of Democrats characterized as fake.

We also hope to sow seeds for those who can someday take our places, wherever they land, continuing the cycle of finding a little corner of life in which to make a difference.

Why do many voters get fooled almost every election cycle? It’s because they are not paying attention, or they are influenced by the increasingly negative political ads they see on television.

Marc Silverman explains why NFL schedule release day has become one of the biggest events on the sports calendar — and why this year’s daunting Bears slate makes it even bigger

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

The British election should serve as a warning to Democrats who let their left fringe run riot with scant criticism.

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

In this week's column, Toby Moore writes there is one way to make a connection.

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.

As I type this, it is Mother’s Day and my thoughts are more on family than sports. However, there is an intersection between the two.

GUEST COLUMN: Being physically fit means having a strong heart, healthy muscles, flexible joints, and being at a healthy weight. It’s not just about looking good or being athletic.

In the Sauk Valley, disputes over gas-powered bikes have drawn ire from residents and law enforcement in recent years. Taking a clearer, statewide approach to e-mobility rules is a welcome step toward protecting riders, drivers, and pedestrians alike.

The Burma-Shave signs, which were a staple on American highways from 1926 to 1963, were a marketing bonanza for the company and became part of the allure of car travel in the era.

Lovina reflects on faith, family and gratitude while sharing everyday moments at home, visits with loved ones and simple recipes from the kitchen.

COLUMN: "This is just another desperate attempt by Democrats to hammer successful people and job creators with higher taxes."

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society chronicles a high-traffic day at the Polo Historical Society and the artifacts discussed.

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

The Retirement Savings for Americans Act would automatically enroll workers earning below the national median income in new retirement accounts and provide government matching contributions.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders what length of warning is necessary to protect people regarding seemingly things which seem rather basic.

A zoom-in showed a security agent with a bomb-detection dog following behind Allen. The dog seemed clearly to be tracking Allen, and it walked into the room behind the gunman.

What frustrates those who are paying attention to the debt is that it is not an unsolvable problem. It’s been fixed before, even within recent memory for many people.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMasters celebrates Mother's Day by reflecting on what she's learned from the mothers in her life.

"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."

Northwest Illinois Film Fest offered a mix of well-crafted short films April 29 at the Morrison Institute of Technology.

The Bears passed on fixing their biggest flaw. Now Jaylon Johnson, Montez Sweat and others must answer for it — or this defense will fall apart again, Marc Silverman writes

House Bill 5757 proposes a mandatory revocation of pretrial release if offenders commit a new felony while out on electronic monitoring, state representative said.

A pencil can draft a page, sketch a beam, mark a board, solve a problem, or capture an observation before it disappears. It does its job quietly, and it does not demand that the first attempt be flawless.

Carlson long hated Trump in his heart while praise poured from his mouth.

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

May is National Get Caught Reading Month, a campaign that aims to encourage people of all ages to enjoy literature and share their love of it with others.

Illinois faces a structural budget crisis: tax hikes, not economic growth, are keeping the state solvent – and that strategy is running out of runway.

Today, you can bet on anything. I mean anything. Sports. Politics. The Oscars. The existence of aliens. Even warfare.

Obviously, $125 million is real money. But the way it shakes out for individual customers is almost negligible.

As the school year winds down, families across the Sauk Valley begin the seasonal shift into summer routines. While the break offers a well-earned change of pace, it also presents a challenge: keeping kids active, engaged and connected.

Outside of the state meet, the most competitive track meet for area small schools is the Oregon Hall of Fame Hawk Classic, with 23 teams present.

On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as a day to honor the nation’s mothers.