Omitting the word “Jews” when commemorating the Holocaust is not a harmless slip but a dangerous erosion of historical truth that fuels ignorance, antisemitism and the gradual whitewashing of genocide.

The current process is enshrined in the state constitution, as the court reminded when announcing Tailor’s appointment in January.

March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where La Salle, Bureau and Putnam county voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.

The Olympics have come a long way from their roots, particularly the Winter Games, whose earliest editions resembled winter carnivals.

We have had a real winter so far with cold weather and lots of snow. Our younger generation in the family has had lots of fun with sled rides.

I do love words, which is why I was fascinated by Anne Fadiman’s attraction to what she calls “four-dollar” words. However, I have spent too much time in the newspaper biz to share Fadiman’s word addiction.

A union coalition backing Tier 2 reforms has long argued Pritzker’s proposals don’t go far enough to deal with their concerns about how the reduced benefits for employees hired since Jan. 1, 2011, negatively impact recruitment and retention.

Many Latinos backed Trump because they were disillusioned with the Democrats’ failure to restrain prices, and they’re now abandoning Republicans for exactly the same reason.

The argument is that using personal data is more invasive. But the business’s motives are the same: increasing profit margins based on factors aside from their costs.