As we complete National Poetry Month, celebrated in April, our annual poetry columnist spotlights examples in history when poems have been banned or restricted from access.

Scudder deftly explains the case history and why Madigan’s appellate arguments failed, routinely addressing what a reasonable jury could believe based on everything shown at trial.

This year's "Facts & Figures Report" from the Alzheimer's Association not only looks at the state of the disease in the U.S., but also includes a survey about Americans' feelings about developing dementia and what they're doing about it.

Lawmakers have filed more than 11,400 bills and resolutions since the current General Assembly started in January 2025.

"If local, state, and federal officials continue to build more 'low-cost' housing like Taylor Place, the taxpayers will go broke!" Steve Willson of Huntley writes in a letter to the editor.

"This is not a minor decision. It is a 15+ year industrial operation that permanently transforms the land and carries long-term risk." Gerri Songer of Spring Grove writes in a letter to the editor.

"Taxpayer money is being wasted. We need a new path. Not more of the same," State Rep. Joe Sosnowski of Machesney Park writes in a letter to the editor.

"Let’s not harm our feathered friends while we think we are helping them," Marian Weiss of Woodstock writes in a letter to the editor.

"How do you like the price of Gasoline NOW?? Still praising Donald Trump?" Chuck Berndt of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.