Unfortunately, oversalting sidewalks, parking lots and roadways in an effort to reduce ice-related injuries is also causing chloride toxicity in our waterways and impacts aquatic life, soil and human health, writes Julie Jesmer of DeKalb's Citizens' Environmental Commission.

Chicago-area sports fans don't have much to cheer about this winter. Why, some of us can't even watch our favorite teams. However, the debut of the Unrivaled Basketball League offers a bright spot amid the viewing gloom.

Your mindset isn’t about what happens to you. It’s what you feed it.

Neville further said "consistency between the two laws is essential" for both marijuana users and police, thereby giving lawmakers a path and the motivation to follow.

To many Statehouse types, some of last week’s news out of Washington, D.C., felt eerily familiar.

'It’s not punishment for the individual who committed the crime. It’s to protect all of our kids and to ensure that the people who committed the crimes get the help that they need.'

While watching bowl games and NFL playoff games, I encountered some young men, who, after the game, thanked God or Jesus Christ for watching over them.

It was televised by two networks and was not even close to a sellout, despite ticket prices as low as $6. It was thrown together in 26 days. And it had an unwieldy name. 

The unity and outpouring of love to help in times of need are powerful reminders of our shared humanity.