No legislation spontaneously lands on the governor’s desk, which makes paying attention to even efforts doomed to initial failure an important part of understanding the governmental process and the political priorities of those we send to Springfield.

After a cancer diagnosis, there's nothing routine about routine screenings. And the anxiety that accompanies each test sometimes isn't always much ado about nothing.

I try to stay away from predictions, especially in the political sphere, an expected outcome from a couple of decades of guessing wrong more than right. So I’m not saying Pritzker will consider my next idea … but maybe he should.

Any candidate who can run even a modest turnout operation ought to succeed, especially in races where voters can make multiple choices.

Mike Madigan knew for a very long time that the U.S. Attorney’s office and the FBI badly wanted to put his head on a spike.

Abraham Lincoln was a man of many achievements. He’s also the only president to hold a patent.

The party in power has to make these changes. Republicans can’t do it alone, nor does their public relations campaign have influence unless and until it crosses over into motivating Democratic voters to either pressure incumbents or withhold electoral support.

Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, filed House Bill 2396 four years ago today. Known as the “Full-Day Kindergarten” law, the bill passed the House 87-23 and the Senate 52-1.

Being a caregiver requires exhibiting a lot of patience, even more so when one's charge has dementia. However, the need for patience goes to another level entirely when a caregiver also must deal with the limitations brought on by an injury.

Scientist Dr. Mani Bhaumik, who played pivotal role in developing laser technology, never stops learning, never stops striving.

'If the problems are fish in a barrel, the complaint contains an entire school of tuna.'

The latest report from the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget projected Illinois is facing a $3.2 billion deficit in fiscal 2026.

'Any legislative attempt to regulate homeschooling will be met with swift and certain opposition'

She was called “Brave Bessie” or “Queen Bess.” Decades after her death, aviators still remembered her name.

"Illinois is heading into a fiscal storm in 2025, facing a trifecta of challenges that could have mammoth consequences for both the state and its municipalities," writes state Sen. Craig Wilcox.