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Father and daughter Kevin and Brittany Smith, of Flossmoor, visit Vollmer Road Grove forest preserve in Flossmoor July 2, 2021.

Column: As America celebrates Fourth of July, ‘independence feels at risk’

July 2, 2021 at 1:53 p.m.

I wonder how many Americans will take a moment over the long the Fourth of July weekend to think about independence, freedom and other values we celebrate during the holiday....

Tom Panush leads a discussion with a group attending his Behind the Headlines program June 9, 2021, at the Palos Heights Recreation Center.

Column: We argue about race, but wealth and class are what really divide us

July 1, 2021 at 2:24 p.m.

We never used the phrase "critical race theory" when Tom Panush of Evergreen Park recently invited me to speak with a group attending his Behind the Headlines program at the...

A sign along southbound Interstate 57 near Wentworth Avenue in Chicago marks the northern terminus of I-57.

Column: Bobby Rush wants to rename I-57 for Obama. What about the Tuskegee Airmen?

June 30, 2021 at 2:12 p.m.

The biggest problem I have with a bill U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush introduced in Congress last week proposing to rename Interstate 57 through Illinois as the Barack Obama Highway is...

Ed Shanahan, 63, of Burbank, visits the weight room he calls the Iron Dungeon at the Bridgeview Park District's Sports Complex fitness center.

Column: Former pro wrestler Mickey Shannon plots comeback at 63. ‘You walk a thin line of danger.’

June 29, 2021 at 12:58 p.m.

I am walking down a flight of narrow concrete steps that lead to the lower level of the Bridgeview Park District Sports Complex fitness center. I am headed to the...

Column: COVID-19 claimed their daughter’s life. Now they’re urging other parents to get their teens vaccinated.

June 25, 2021 at 1:54 p.m.

Parents of a 15-year-old Will County girl who died suddenly of COVID-19 last month are channeling their grief into a public service campaign that urges other parents to get their...

Joe Scheidler, 89, founder of Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League, protests July 13, 2017, at Cicero Avenue and Cal-Sag Road in Crestwood.

Column: Protesters hope for Supreme Court action as abortions increase in Illinois

June 24, 2021 at 3:17 p.m.

The annual Pro-Life Action League protests rolled through the south and southwest suburbs this week, offering fresh opportunities to examine the abortion debate in the context of political activism, religious...

Sophia Jones-Redmond, superintendent of Thornton Fractional High School District 215, and Rita Oberman, school board president, lead a meeting June 22, 2021, in Calumet City.

Column: A south suburban school ditched its Confederate nickname. Now its replacement has been rejected.

June 23, 2021 at 12:24 p.m.

The Thornton Fractional High School District 215 Board has decided to wait until fall to choose a new nickname to replace Rebels, which had Confederate connotations in a district where...

Mike Fricilone, right, candidate for Congress in the 2020 3rd Congressional Republican primary, talks March 5, 2020 with Will County GOP Chairman George Pearson following a news conference outside of the Thompson Center in Chicago.

Column: Will County GOP raises funds on law and order message. What about the U.S. Capitol police officers?

June 22, 2021 at 3:04 p.m.

Firebrand cowboy hat wearing former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke will headline a Will County Republican Central Committee Freedom Day Dinner Friday at the Renaissance Center in Joliet. For $175...

James Armstrong, 70, grows kale year-round in a greenhouse on a 5-acre farm in Richton Park. He must pay $8,112 to the Will County treasurer by Nov. 24 or surrender ownership of the land in a tax sale, the treasurer said.

Column: Organic grower may lose farm due to unpaid taxes. ‘I can’t believe this has happened to me.’

June 17, 2021 at 4:05 p.m.

Jim Armstrong, 70, ekes out a living growing vegetables organically on a 5-acre farm in Richton Park and selling produce to local restaurants and at farmer's markets. Customers clamor to...

Kevin Boens addresses an audience June 15, 2021, after taking office as a Dolton Park Board member.

Column: Former U.S. attorney witnesses man he tutored in Cabrini-Green take office in Dolton

June 16, 2021 at 4:33 p.m.

A special guest sat in the audience Tuesday evening when Kevin Boens was sworn in as a Dolton Park Board member. Former U.S. attorney Anton Valukas witnessed the oath of...

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