Opinion

The Five Senses Game is an especially fun game to play with family and friends. Perhaps as an after dinner treat. It’s actually a meditative exercise because it calms the mind by getting one more acutely tuned into one’s senses.

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.

Sterling councilman: Approving the  Public Safety Sales Tax referendum on Nov. 5 will help keep your property taxes lower and free up funds for fire engines and road repairs in Sterling and Rock Falls and other things in other communities.

Several months ago, my husband and I began watching “The Chosen,” a dramatization of the complex lives of Jesus’s disciples.

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

The game is in London, but it’s Chicago calling for a big game from the Bears on Sunday morning, Marc Silverman writes

Cryotherapy will be available soon.

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.

Opinion: A successful democracy depends on citizens taking responsibility to thoroughly evaluate the news they receive, whether through print media, social media, television, or radio, writes Kathy Blair of the DeKalb County League of Women Voters.

Opinion: We have a lot to celebrate and we are continuing to promote our members in unique ways as well as continue one of our local favorite events, the Fall Crawl, writes Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce's Krissy Johnson.

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.

CGH's Sherry DeWalt: Making your own soup from scratch is easier than you think and allows you to control the sodium content and avoid questionable additives.

The latest issue of “Decision” magazine arrived today. It brought back memories and a longing for “Billy Graham Days" ...

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.

I grew up the youngest of five daughters. My sisters closest in age were my playmates, of course, and the second oldest was like an extra mother, very nurturing. The eldest, Betsy, and I had a special bond, though.

George Page was a local boy who built a global business empire that included the world’s largest condensed milk factory in Dixon. He certainly left his mark on Dixon and Palmyra and experienced a level of business success that few other locals, if any, have ever achieved.

Judging for the St. Charles Park District’s annual Gallery of Ghoulish Homes Tour will take place Oct. 17 and 18. Last year the contest included 50 homes.

“Names have power like magic spells.”

No, the 2024 Bears are not in a perfect spot, but they’ve come a long way, Marc Silverman writes

Mangler: We keep upgrading The Dixon so your event experience will be better every visit!

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.

Learning to read is extremely important. Reading is the key to solving problems, finding out about other cultures and people, and is the best way to connect and understand each other.

I was in the stands when the Northern Illinois University Huskies played their first game ever against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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.

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

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.

"Any suburban legislator that votes to consolidate the transit boards ... will be voting against the interest of the residents that they have been elected to represent," write McHenry County Board Chairman Michael Buehler and county council of governments President Rick Mack.

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.

This week, I caught up with a former colleague from The Times Newspaper.

Dear Alex, Remember me? I have written to you before … it turns out now I need “phone lessons!”

Known as CBRAP, the Court-Based Rental Assistance Program aims to serve tenants at risk of eviction by covering up to $15,000 in past-due rent, $500 for court expenses and up to two months of future rent.

Unfortunately, the makeover ended with the wardrobe, hair, and beard. Matt Eberflus is the same head coach. And it simply isn’t good enough, Marc Silverman writes

My son Leo Manley Volker turns 21 this month. He’s smart, he’s tall, he’s strong, he’s good-looking. We’re ready to turn him loose on the world. Very much so! He’s been a great son throughout, and so, how do you build a boy and make a man?

Xanadu wines are turning heads, produced where the kangaroos play, and helmed by award-winning winemaker Glenn Goodall.

Patience is rare these days, but it can be developed. It's also a critical necessity for those of us who are caregivers for people living with dementia. Still, each new phase of the disease requires a different level of patience.

Six weeks from today the voting will be officially over. In Illinois, that process begins tomorrow, as Sept. 26 is the first day for mail-in ballots to be sent as well as the beginning of in-person early voting.

Opinion: Candidates can be judged in two ways: the positions they take on issues and the leadership qualities or experience they would bring to the office. Both are important. Christi Slavenas writes for a series of election columns penned by DeKalb County League of Women Voters.

Opinion: If your schedule isn’t already full of fall activities, the DeKalb Chamber has even more for your to do, writes Matt Duffy. Learn more about the upcoming Athena Awards, Taste of DeKalb and Spooktacular events.

If you have been avoiding exercise because of joint pain, movement restriction or balance issues, give water fitness classes a try.

Threats have very real consequences. They waste public resources and stoke anxiety and fear, perhaps inciting downstream concerns. However if someone is found incapable of physical harm, is the isolation of prison going to cure them or ultimately better society?

Sept. 22-28 is Banned Books Week, and though book banning has been a debate in the last few years, it has been a simmering issue for decades, especially during the 1950s.

Think about this. What if your only contact with the world around you was through your senses of touch, smell, and taste? How would you communicate? How would you figure out what was going on?

The Sterling Park District is hosting its 32nd annual Pumpkin Dash from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 5; Haunted Train Walk on the Dillon Home grounds is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct 19.

Elected office isn’t always thankless. General Assembly work pays well! But campaigning and serving aren’t free of downsides. Even drawbacks less significant than death threats can be discouraging. Getting to 354 may be a pipe dream.

This past week, my youngest brother turned 48 years old.

In part 1 of this series about George Page, published on Sept. 5, we learned about the meteoric rise of George Page, Dixon’s homegrown mega-successful entrepreneur. In this installment, we learn of his return from Switzerland to Dixon to build his largest condensed milk factory.

Letter to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: Why I’m voting for an appointed DeKalb city clerk in November election referendum

Letter to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: State Rep. Jeff Keicher on why he's supporting GOP's Liz Bishop for 76th House District in November election