According to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, out-of-staters spent more than $1 million per day on recreational marijuana in 2024, accounting for 22.35% of annual sales.

This week's Reagan Run 5K column was written by Brittany Geiger, a longtime Reagan Run 5K participant and former Petunia Fest Board member. Geiger writes that the 5K marked the beginning of a life-long journey for herself and her son, Dean.

This week marks the anniversary of Gettysburg, the most famous battle of the Civil War.

Heartfelt moments from nearly 30 same-sex couples are paired with historical text to highlight the 10th anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which extended marriage equality to same-sex couples nationwide.

Congress must act now to make sure the nation’s next Postmaster General is not the last one.

He won a second term in 2022 capturing almost 55% of the vote, helping pace a Democratic sweep of statewide offices where the average victory margin was about 520,000.

This also is a story about procedure, because SB 328 is a textbook example for understanding the concepts of “shell bill,” “gut and replace” and the “enrolled bill doctrine.”

More legislators than you may realize have received credible threats of violence or have been stalked. Most refuse to talk about it for the record, but those shootings showed what could’ve happened to them and what still may happen in the future.

Make better choices and avoid these problems, right? That’s a lot easier to say from outside the courthouse.