Column: Will Waukegan have to pay for alderman’s tacky stunt? May 21, 2025 at 12:51 p.m. If it turns out to be so, it is another cautionary tale for those who post without thinking.
Column: For home gardeners, our pollinators are essential May 19, 2025 at 10:32 a.m. The Environmental Defense Fund estimates that one-third of the food we eat depends on the work of our essential pollinators.
Column: State gladly accepts federal funds to curb carp May 14, 2025 at 10:44 a.m. Officials were afraid funding might be postponed since President Donald Trump and Gov. JB Pritzker have been sniping at each other.
Column: Mayor Sam Cunningham’s second act begins in Waukegan May 12, 2025 at 10:38 a.m. City voters in recent elections have seemed to be searching for new leadership at every turn. They’ve tossed aside four incumbents in 20 years.
Column: Before state reform, the RTA needs to heal itself May 13, 2025 at 12:56 p.m. Some of our legislators want to redesign the region’s mass transit agencies before they adjourn the legislative session at the end of the month.
Column: Trump’s tariff war spurs Lake County trade crusade May 5, 2025 at 10:50 a.m. Lake County is a center of global enterprise, with many companies impacted by the president’s tariff skirmishes.
Column: Crimo the latest murderer sent to Stateville April 30, 2025 at 10:47 a.m. Robert Crimo III has failed to acknowledge the evil he accomplished at the parade.
Column: Rise of gambling has given way to gaming addictions May 2, 2025 at 11:57 a.m. State and local governments earned more than $1.7 billion in tax revenue last year from gambling establishments.
Column: Debate rages over names of Illinois school teams April 23, 2025 at 10:57 a.m. The long-winded Prohibition of Discriminatory Disability Mascots Act passed the Illinois House of Representatives earlier this month.
Column: Earth Day reminds us of environmental blunders April 21, 2025 at 12:08 p.m. Earth Day has morphed into a month, which is OK because the planet needs all the help it can get.