Northwest Illinois Film Fest offered a mix of well-crafted short films April 29 at the Morrison Institute of Technology.

The Bears passed on fixing their biggest flaw. Now Jaylon Johnson, Montez Sweat and others must answer for it — or this defense will fall apart again, Marc Silverman writes

House Bill 5757 proposes a mandatory revocation of pretrial release if offenders commit a new felony while out on electronic monitoring, state representative said.

A pencil can draft a page, sketch a beam, mark a board, solve a problem, or capture an observation before it disappears. It does its job quietly, and it does not demand that the first attempt be flawless.

Carlson long hated Trump in his heart while praise poured from his mouth.

If approved, the bill would put a three-day retention limit on captured data absent its role as evidence for potential criminal prosecution.

May is National Get Caught Reading Month, a campaign that aims to encourage people of all ages to enjoy literature and share their love of it with others.

Illinois faces a structural budget crisis: tax hikes, not economic growth, are keeping the state solvent – and that strategy is running out of runway.

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.

As the school year winds down, families across the Sauk Valley begin the seasonal shift into summer routines. While the break offers a well-earned change of pace, it also presents a challenge: keeping kids active, engaged and connected.

Outside of the state meet, the most competitive track meet for area small schools is the Oregon Hall of Fame Hawk Classic, with 23 teams present.

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.

Record stories that captured people's attention in years passed.

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.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek about taking another listen to the rock classic, "For What It's Worth."

Medicaid thresholds, housing vouchers and SNAP benefits all phase out in ways that punish couples who combine households and incomes.

COLUMN: The recent article in the Dixon Telegraph showing that at least 60 dead people were summoned for jury duty for an April trial based on a jury list provided by Whiteside County raises the question of the accuracy of the Illinois voter rolls.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society covers current museum outreach and plans for Town & Country Days in her latest column.

Political rhetoric reaches a breaking point: Can America's leaders find unity before the next attack?

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.

There’s plenty to like about the Bears’ draft class, but one glaring issue still looms large, and it’s not going away, Marc Silverman writes

What do you do at those moments or on those days that it seems like time is flying by? Does that dampen your spirit or maybe depress you a little? Time is constant; however, how we observe time in our minds is not.

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

Amakuni turned humiliation into mastery. He let failure teach him, harden him and drive him forward until the thing that once shamed him became the thing that set him apart.

Some of the worst killers had what our society generally considers the “best minds.”

As the Bears stadium bill advances in the Illinois House, state Rep. Kam Buckner faces pushback from the governor's office and Senate Democrats over surprise changes to the deal.

Anti-violence might be my deepest held personal position. But that comes from understanding how much we actually have normalized the scourge.

As we enter the month of May, I am proud to reflect on the progress and activity happening throughout our great city of Rochelle.

Ogle County sports columnist Andy Colbert chronicles his experience running the Boston Marathon.

COLUMN: Starchy foods can be part of a healthy diet if you keep two things in mind, namely processing and preparation.

Today, the NFL draft is one of the biggest sports stories on the calendar, with ESPN and other outlets covering everything in overhyped detail. The first-ever NFL draft in 1936 was a different story.

A family of 30 wakes before dawn to travel to Indiana for a wedding — and discovers what matters most in the journey.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society talks about recent finds while getting into item processing at the Polo Museum.

MEIER: We hear the term "hacked" often, in the context of credit cards, bank accounts, and social media accounts.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders how the framers of U.S. Constitution in 1775 would view the court's actions and the role of the Executive Branch plays in rulings today.

The $28 trillion problem: How to fix America's spending and health care crisis at once.

The people’s business isn’t always done in the predawn hours of Memorial Day weekend or crammed into a January lame duck session.

Column: At its core, our mission is to generate economic impact and promote DeKalb County as a premier destination for business and leisure travel, writes Cortney Strohacker of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

As Democrats in Illinois are once again plotting another massive tax hike, the most recent data shows that over 54,000 people and $6 billion of their hard-earned income have already fled our state.

The Driving Change legislation would move Illinois toward a fairer, more affordable system that prioritizes what should matter most: a driver’s record behind the wheel.

As Trump pushes to end the Iran war quickly, Iranian leaders are betting his domestic pressure will force a deal in their favor.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about her grandfather's impending 95th birthday and all that he's seen in his years.

What will make the event watchable is how Trump reacts. He might play offense and list his grievances against the media, or he can fool them by taking an approach they don’t expect: Humility and self-deprecating humor.

IEPA estimates the remediations have an average cost of $150,000 per site and said its Underground Storage Tank Fund holds more than $80 million as of April 7. Ignoring inflation, five projects per year means it would take 106 years to burn through the entire fund.

Drafting at 25 doesn’t have the sex appeal of prior years, but it may be the most important one we’ve had in the Ryan Poles era, Marc Silverman writes

Celebrating the Baker Community Center’s 100th anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate its legacy and those who have helped ensure its continued use, the St. Charles Park District writes.

Back in the day, male politicians cavorted with their female staffers and got away with it. But that was way back and many days ago.

How are supposed to kids supposed to know what’s happening on their Chromebooks if they’re looking at their iPhones?