Opinion

Law firms certainly don’t go broke doing this business. Property tax lawyers go to the mat for private clients against Chicago City Hall and taxing bodies across the state.

Ben Johnson won the press conference but now he must win the draft room by demanding Ryan Poles fixes these issues on the Chicago Bears, Marc Silverman writes

For a kid who grew up just blocks from “White Sox park” in Chicago, baseball terms have a way of sneaking into my thoughts, especially when I reflect on life.

I understand the concept of “haters gonna hate” but I don’t always understand the reason. Most times it just comes off as sour grapes.

Everything old is new again, or so the saying goes. Sadly, that seems to be true about a resurgence of use of nitrous oxide on college campuses. It was a bad idea back in the late 1980s, and it remains a bad idea now.

In politics, desert has become a useful noun, while adjectives help tell the story.

Improved mental health services and daycare are among the priorities for police officers

Titled “2024 Illinois’ National Rankings,” the 70-page document compares our state to the rest of the country in 23 categories covering tax rates and revenues, government spending and employment trends.

The Illinois legislature’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability recently released an eye-popping actuarial analysis of a union-backed pension reform plan.

It was supposed to be a fun-filled weekend in Chicago for deserving students from the Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville. The whirlwind schedule included a visit to a museum, a basketball game, and a stay in a luxury hotel. Then it went horribly wrong. 

As Los Angeles burned for days on end, scientists made an announcement that 2024 was the hottest year on record

Once while waiting for a train in the quaint Princeton depot, I noticed a large, middle-aged man knitting a maroon sock of fine wool, needles gently clicking. 

Sitting in a lake house made up of glass windows surrounded by tall, bare trees and flurries of snow, I felt like I was inside a snow globe

Where did January go? Here we are, the last weekend of the month. So much has happened already. With another week to go, it is scary to think what else could happen. And what else we could needlessly worry about

When the Manteno fire whistle sounded in the late afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1951, volunteer firefighter Paul Maisonneuve was donating a pint of blood at the Red Cross blood bank

So, is that the craziest title yet on my articles? Well, hang on.

These aren’t forfeitures of items used in alleged crimes – an issue with its own tangled past – which means state police aren’t informed. Lawyers and judges presume the deals are on the level.

The blessed virgin Mary is an intricate part of my life.

Few toys capture the imagination like Lego bricks. There’s even a day on the calendar to celebrate them.

It’s important for regular folks and elected officials to have a working knowledge in order to participate in meaningful discussions about solutions.

After months of hand wringing over the Bears, it’s time to give them a hand for hiring Ben Johnson, Marc Silverman writes

Many people feel they can’t have the life they want because of their past limitations or failures

When we're young, we often view ourselves as invincible. Cancer is for older people. However, new statistics from the American Cancer Society show that we all need to stay on top of our health.

Ambiguity might decrease if lawmakers were more explicitly prescriptive when establishing policy, but that’s often politically unpleasant compared to taking credit for at least passing something and then waiting it out for years while jurists finalize checks and balances.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should’ve known better than to have ever worked with then-Chicago Alderman Danny Solis. He brought all this on himself.

'For transit to be useful, it has to be within walking distance of the places people are actually going. And the destinations where people are actually going are not in the middle of the freeway.'

While a new hospital is going to be built; why not build one that can service as many needs as possible of the local area?

More wineries are producing sparkling wine. They are dedicating intentional work in the vineyard to ensure high-quality fruit – they’re patient in the cellar and the results are spectacular.

During the civil rights struggles of the 1960s, many of the largest – and bloodiest – demonstrations were in the South. A series of violent clashes in Illinois in 1966, however, surprised even Martin Luther King Jr. himself.

Who am I? It is a pivotal question I am searching to answer even in my later years.

Mark your calendars for Jan. 31, the next time Stowaway Bay takes over Knack Brewing and Fermentations

A man walks to the top of his hotel and finds a bar with several tables. He chooses one and sits down. After a couple of drinks, he says hello to the man seated at the next table

The year 1958 was one that 14 Kankakee boys would remember for the rest of their lives. It was the year that they came within one game of becoming the Little League World Champions

Rather than cover the expected funding gap, the RTA said doing things right actually would cost twice as much: $1.5 billion. Further, the report calls for "a strengthened RTA to oversee region-wide minimum service standards."

How do your eyes look at the world around you?

The Tigers rallied around teammate Jackson Mason's family, each player walking up in the stands to present his mother, Heather, a carnation during warmups. A moment of silence was held to honor Jackson's dad, Pat, and he went out and hit a 3-pointer for him.

This column will reveal some of the surprising details about Neil "Moon" Reagan, Ronald Reagan’s older brother by two years.

St. Charles Park District's January Jamboree this Saturday is a chance to get out and embrace the winter season

Sometimes, life feels so busy I dream of having one more day in the week. How great would that be?

If you’re not subscribed to your officials’ newsletters, do so now! I’m interested in hearing who has the best strategy and how we can improve communication for all.

Ben Johnson is still the home run hire, but who are the Bears to scoff at Mike McCarthy, Marc Silverman writes

In a recent conversation, I found myself explaining a fact that many today find almost unimaginable. Not so long ago, women in the U.S. couldn’t solely sign for a business loan without a male co-signer.

An unexpected trip to the hospital was a stark reminder of why it's important to make important decisions about one's health care or know the wishes of one's care recipient in advance of an emergency.

'When people asked me for help, if possible, I tried to help them,' Madigan said last week, surprisingly testifying in his own defense.

They say that everyone’s “wonder years” are the years between the ages of 10 and 18, or up until you graduate from high school. I was lucky enough to spend my wonder years in the 70s.

Every now and then you get a story that helps explain the Statehouse power dynamic. The saga of the “intoxicating hemp” regulation bill is one of those stories.

The good news is the website randomizes the list of options with each visit. The bad news is everything else.

Opinion: Looking back at 2024, I would describe it as the year of giving back to our students, writes Laurie Borowicz, president of Kishwaukee College.

Winter in Illinois can bring fast, sharp drops in temperature. None, though, were ever like the “sudden change” of 1836.

The holiday decorations stashed away, I am suddenly in the mood for more floral décor, like the colorful dresser scarves my mother-in-law embroidered as a young woman, and the crocheted doilies my daughters made as teenagers from her old patterns and thread they found upstairs.