Today, you can bet on anything. I mean anything. Sports. Politics. The Oscars. The existence of aliens. Even warfare.

Obviously, $125 million is real money. But the way it shakes out for individual customers is almost negligible.

On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as a day to honor the nation’s mothers.

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.

Because the statutory language clearly applies to businesses, government units obviously are excluded.

I have always used my pockets as portable treasure chests. They carried things of great importance.

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.

On May 4, 1873 – 153 years ago this weekend – a large crowd gathered on Dixon’s Truesdell Bridge to watch a baptism. Among them was 3 1/2-year-old Gertie. She would be the littlest survivor of that terrible day.