Column: Individual, corporate generosity continues to thrive
Across the U.S., charities received $592.5 billion in donations in 2024, a 3.3% increase over 2023.
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Column: There’s no express route to transit cash
Illinois lawmakers failed to tackle the funding crisis for the CTA, Metra and Pace during the past legislative session, which ended in May.
On Juneteenth, don’t forget Barbara Jordan
If she were alive, Texan Barbara Jordan would heartily endorse the celebration of Juneteenth, the federal holiday signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021. The congresswoman has faded...
Column: Waukegan loses another firm to Wisconsin
While Gov. JB Pritzker was trying to answer inane questions from congressional Republicans last week, officials in Wisconsin were finalizing a deal to bring a top-notch Waukegan manufacturer to the...
Column: Pope Leo XIV honor caught in legislative gridlock
One would think lawmakers would have wanted to move quickly on such an accolade with an Illinoisan named the Bishop of Rome.
Column: Was horse’s loss a metaphor for journalism’s future?
Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative has reported that obituaries for 127 newspapers were written in 2024.
Column: Record budget continues Democrats’ tax-and-spend spree
Wonder how many Lake County lawmakers actually read this document that received little public review and was hastily adopted in the last 48 hours of the session?
Column: Waukegan should investigate aldermen’s alleged actions
Or city voters can make known how they feel about clout in the 2027 aldermanic elections.
Column: Hailstorm leads to flood of predatory contractors
We get that roofing, siding and gutter companies need to make hay while the sun shines. But being inundated is something entirely different.
Column: Shoppers discounted in debate over grocery tax
Municipalities have until Oct. 1 to enact a tax without having to go to a referendum.