Two people, two amazing results

“I don’t have hobbies,” billionaire Warren Buffett once said. “I just have passions that look like i...

Supreme Court has a Constitutional crisis on its doorstep

I’ve just returned from a working weekend at Daytona. I did not have time to go to the beach, or any...

Democratic committee jams through redistricting bill without proper hearing

The Illinois Senate’s COVID mitigation protocols (testing, masks and limited remote voting) didn’t a...

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Regenerative approach takes center stage for Illinois livestock farmer

Logan Karcher returned from Murray State University with a master’s degree and passion for regenerat...

It’s Girl Scout Cookie time

When you purchase Girl Scout Cookies, you’re supporting girls’ ability to learn, grow, and thrive th...

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White asks Illinoisans to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This Jan. 17, please join me in celebrating the life, influence and contributions of civil rights le...

Finding their angel...41 years later

Peggy Vaughan looked out across the living room this Christmas season and glowed, like any other gra...

Democrats’ drug proposal cuts patient costs - but also restricts access

It’s commendable that Democrats in Congress are determined to include prescription drug-pricing refo...

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A resolution Congress must make and keep in 2022

Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, people make an existential U-turn. The season of goodwill, visiting and ...

The Biden Administration is right: we need more American oil

After many months of denial, the Biden administration now admits something that was apparent to many...

Oh, what an amazing year!

And so 2021 is at its end, a 12-month set that contained 365 days, or 8,760 hours, or 525,600 minute...

Economist: Value-added opportunities key to export growth

Michael Swanson, senior vice president and ag economist with Wells Fargo and Co., often had a one-wo...

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Does our place in society influence how we respond to COVID-10 protocol?

CHAMPAIGN — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign electrical and computer engineering professor La...

Better politics, smarter government: Inviting Illinois college students to consider the challenge of ‘One Illinois’

Is the notion of “One Illinois” a reasonable hope, a noble aspiration, or an impossible dream? The P...

Political cartoon

A call for elected officials to help restore civility to Congress

Late last month, statehouse Democrats and Gov. JB Pritzker enacted a new map defining the boundaries...