From our editorial board: If the Chicago Bears’ stadium saga feels endless, it’s because it is. Years of proposals, renderings, press conferences and open letters have produced exactly one consistent result: nothing.

Opinion from our editorial board: The details here matter. Negotiations between billion-dollar franchises and local governments must be transparent, equitable, and accountable.

Illinois and its elected leaders and regulatory officials must recognize the insurance industry not only as a safeguard in times of crisis but as a strategic partner in economic growth, infrastructure investment, and community stability.

Taking a look at boys tennis teams around The-Herald News area for the 2025 season, with top returners, newcomers and more.

National Apprenticeship Week celebrates its 10th anniversary from Nov. 17-23.

There are three quick takeaways from a recently released report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute on the “State of the Unions” in Illinois.

"Any suburban legislator that votes to consolidate the transit boards ... will be voting against the interest of the residents that they have been elected to represent," write McHenry County Board Chairman Michael Buehler and county council of governments President Rick Mack.

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs explains what his office does and doesn't do.

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Hundreds of people gathered at the Joliet Junior College campus to view the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Since the dawn of time, it seems, parents and grandparents have been regularly socking away spare money for their grandchildren to help with the cost of a college education.

State Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel will hold office hours at the Plainfield Area Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

Opinion: This month, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill that will allow all noncitizens – including those who are here without permission – to obtain a standard Illinois driver’s license.

Opinion: Trust is hard to come by, which makes our fascination with and reliance on online shopping all the more perplexing.

Opinion: Newspapers and broadcasts teem with stories about teens and young adults committing crimes – many of them horrible and violent.

Opinion: Northern Illinois earned a disturbing if temporary distinction last month: the worst air quality in the world among major cities.

Opinion: Gov. JB Pritzker got an unwelcome – but apparently not unexpected – message this month from a study of Illinois state employee pensions. It’s going to take a little longer than previously thought to catch up the state’s unfunded pension liability.

Opinion: Communities are spending tens of thousands of dollars on massive fireworks shows for the Fourth of July. Any of those displays will be far better than shooting off Roman candles in the street.

Opinion: Illinois and others states have taken steps to stop thefts that are on the rise in Chicago and elsewhere. But without national action, theft crews won’t be deterred from selling their stolen goods across state lines without much scrutiny.