Ever been bullied? I have. A long time ago. Still haunts me.
Just as our elected state government officials — all of them — were failing us again this week on fundamental matters of a budget, the Clinton nuclear power plant quietly and efficiently went back online. In fact, workers set a U.S. record for a boiling water reactor, needing only 11 days to…
A valedictory feeling filled the air Thursday when Ed Rust Jr. addressed an overflow crowd of State Farm retirees at the DoubleTree.
Every small town has its patriots. Minonk has its own band of brothers. Seven sons of Michael and Sara Petri were in uniform at the same time during World War II.
I’m having a hard time understanding the fuss about Donald Trump adding his name (his “brand,” he says) to his architecturally brilliant skyscraper in downtown Chicago.
We buried my father this week. If you’ve had the same experience, you understand why I want to tell you about my dad. There’s some rationale for the “telling” appearing right here. You see, he was a writer of letters to the editor. Some of them appeared on this page.
People were polite as they entered U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood’s town hall meeting this week, perhaps surprised to find the tall rookie congressman greeting each of them at the door of the Tazewell County event. Many told him they appreciated the chance to listen and be heard.
Ever been bullied? I have. A long time ago. Still haunts me.
If you’ve been on the business end of an MRI or CT-scan, you understand the gravity of what I’m about to implore: Technologists should never, ever shake their heads, divert their eyes, furrow their brows, click their tongues, wiggle their noses or, as was the case in my instance, wish the pa…
I should have dug a little deeper last August when I asked state lottery officials about how often big winning tickets are sold but never cashed. The data were available for “draw games” (like the daily jackpot), but not for “instant games” (the “scratchers”). Why was that?
Driving south (way south) on Interstate 55 one day last week, we stopped for lunch about a hundred miles north of New Orleans, determined to find a home-grown restaurant.
Normal Mayor Chris Koos probably wishes the Illinois attorney general’s office had waited just a few more days to respond to a months-old request for an opinion about the town’s rules governing public comment at council meetings.
The speakers’ platform at Tuesday’s event where Gov. Bruce Rauner heralded Rivian Automotive’s purchase of the vacant Mitsubishi plant was a gloomy metaphor for the state of affairs between our local municipal governments.
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The fundraiser will benefit Serving Up Hope, a charity that helps provide sustainable tennis programs for underserved children.
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The long-running fundraiser on Saturday recognizes the memory of Amy Schwind, who received treatment at St. Jude's in Memphis during her battle with leukemia.
ISBE is looking for providers to offer preschool programs in areas designated as “preschool deserts,” with the goal of creating 5,000 new preschool slots in the upcoming school year.
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A 26-year-old Bloomington man has been formally charged with three counts of murder in the 2021 death of a 30-year-old man in Bloomington.
The charges were reduced from felony battery to misdemeanor battery.
Woman sentenced to eight years for robbery.
A 22-year-old Normal man pleaded guilty Thursday for cocaine possession with the intent to deliver.
ISBE is looking for providers to offer preschool programs in areas designated as “preschool deserts,” with the goal of creating 5,000 new preschool slots in the upcoming school year.
"His departure leaves such a void in Illinois," Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said. "... He understood we are all in this together."
A public meeting will be held at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27 in the council chambers and Room 409 at City Hall in Uptown Station.
Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new budget that lawmakers passed, stopping at two university campuses to highlight the plan’s increased funding for higher education.