On a gray April morning, Lovina reflects on the rush of spring, the helping hands of family, caregiving for a loved one in declining health, and the quiet strength found in everyday routines.

Medicaid thresholds, housing vouchers and SNAP benefits all phase out in ways that punish couples who combine households and incomes.

Opinion: If enacted, the funding formula would drive an additional $148 million investment to NIU over a decade. This would be transformative, write NIU President Lisa Freeman and DeKalb County Economic Development Co. Executive Director Melissa Amedeo.

Political rhetoric reaches a breaking point: Can America's leaders find unity before the next attack?

Some of the worst killers had what our society generally considers the “best minds.”

Column: The founders staked this country’s future on its land, and what we do with that land now tells the truth about whether we meant any of it, writes Shaun Langley of DeKalb's Citizens' Environmental Commission.

Today, the NFL draft is one of the biggest sports stories on the calendar, with ESPN and other outlets covering everything in overhyped detail. The first-ever NFL draft in 1936 was a different story.

A family of 30 wakes before dawn to travel to Indiana for a wedding — and discovers what matters most in the journey.

The $28 trillion problem: How to fix America's spending and health care crisis at once.