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The word game Wordle on a mobile phone Jan. 12, 2022 in Houston, Texas. The online word game Wordle has gone viral after initially gaining momentum in October 2021.

Column: Wordle teaches valuable lessons about social interactions and life

February 18, 2022 at 11:30 a.m.

There's a lot of fuss lately about people sharing their Wordle results on social media. The clever word game's meteoric rise in popularity speaks volumes about the pace of change...

Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow in December 2016.

Column: Will County state’s attorney is right to tell felon he is ineligible to hold office

February 17, 2022 at 2:02 p.m.

The first thing you need to know about the controversy over a Will County township trustee's eligibility to hold office is that State's Attorney Jim Glasgow is doing his job...

James Cockrum speaks before the McMinn County School Board in a packed meeting room Feb. 10, 2022, in Athens, Tennessee. The board heard from concerned citizens about the removal of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, "Maus," from the district's curriculum.

Column: Beverly group seeks to stock school libraries with banned book about Holocaust

February 16, 2022 at 2:04 p.m.

Backlash over a Tennessee school district's decision to ban a graphic novel about the Holocaust has reached the Southland. Organizers in Beverly are raising money to buy copies of Art...

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson, speaks with people at St. Irenaeus Church in Park Forest in 2018 following a forum on gun violence.

Column: Shameless GOP blocks gun control. ‘The filibuster is killing us, and that’s a big part of the problem.’

February 16, 2022 at 5:47 p.m.

Republicans have no shame when it comes to gun violence prevention legislation. They'll howl about Second Amendment rights as they oppose every effort to keep guns out of the hands...

Snow covers ground Friday at Orland Grassland, a Forest Preserves of Cook County reserve near 167th Street and La Grange Road in Orland Park.

Column: ‘If you can live through February, you’ll live another year.’

February 11, 2022 at 12:52 p.m.

If you are feeling tired, cranky or low this time of year, you are not alone. Many in the Northern Hemisphere have had enough of winter by the time February...

In an odd bit of timing this week, a group of parents gathered outside Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Glenview protest the Archdiocese of Chicago's decision to continue the state's COVID-19 mask mandate and other virus mitigation measures. Hours later, the archdiocese announced it was lifting the mask mandate at most of its schools.

Column: Chaos over mask mandates brings out the March Madness in all of us

February 10, 2022 at 2:46 p.m.

Abrupt changes to mask mandates for schools and other places seem to have gripped people in a mania similar to fan excitement over the annual college basketball national championship tournament....

Gov. J.B. Pritzker defends his plan Tuesday to offer election-year tax relief to consumers on groceries, gasoline and property. Last year, with gas prices nearly as high as they are now, he dismissed those concerns in launching a tourism campaign to get people out on road trips.

Column: Southland leaders drive debate in budget fight over municipal share of state tax funds

February 9, 2022 at 1:59 p.m.

State lawmakers and municipal leaders are at odds with Gov. J.B. Pritzker over sharing state revenue with local governments. Members of broad coalition say cities and towns could beef up...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi addresses members of the City Club of Chicago Jan. 21, 2020, at Maggiano's Little Italy in Chicago.

Column: New law expands tax breaks for affordable housing, but will wealthy towns comply?

February 8, 2022 at 12:21 p.m.

Pardon my skepticism, but I'll wait and see whether a new state law addressing affordable housing is all it's cracked up to be. Lawmakers gathered for a virtual news conference...

Mary DeVoto, who was a teacher at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood for nearly 42 years. She was fired Jan. 31 after the previous Friday using a racial slur during a lesson in her AP world history class.

Column: Supporters want Mother McAuley to rehire teacher fired for using racial slur

February 4, 2022 at 4:29 p.m.

Supporters of a teacher fired for using a racial slur face a heavy lift in trying to convince her school to rehire her. Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in...

Column: Fundraising reports indicate campaign strength as election filing deadline nears

February 3, 2022 at 3:27 p.m.

About a million people live in the south and southwest suburbs, and by this time next year a different person will represent many of them in Congress. Turnover among congressional...

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