1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (731+ words) From indefensible federal crop insurance programs to the price of diesel to the speculation of agricultural property, area farmers gave U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan the lay of their land Friday afternoon and the reports were discouraging to say the least. Thirteen…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (535+ words) The new comprehensive plan being drafted for Portage is likely to include seeking roundabouts and public transit after a public input session Thursday. A $15 million bond issue for the city’s Redevelopment Commission includes a roundabout at the intersection of Samuelson…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1713+ words) The new headlines seem to pop up daily. The Flock cameras were allegedly used by a former sheriff’s deputy in Wisconsin’s Kenosha County to stalk his then-girlfriend, who also worked as a deputy sheriff. In McHenry County, a police chief…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (536+ words) Chicago Christian Schools has already begun using parts of Trinity Christian College’s former 60-acre campus, after purchasing the Palos Heights property last month. Superintendent Mark Hamstra announced in June Chicago Christian Educational Opportunity LLC, a small group of investors “united…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (829+ words) After a year in which some suburbs pushed back against Operation Midway Blitz through local laws prohibiting immigration enforcement on municipal property, questions linger over how effective those measures have been. During the opening weeks of the immigration enforcement campaign,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (381+ words) Indulge me in a sports metaphor that Chicago fans of a certain vintage — geezers like me — can appreciate. If Democrats don’t convert President Donald Trump’s domestic, foreign policy and behavioral shortcomings into enough November midterm wins to regain House and…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (657+ words) I’d like to invite members of the editorial board to visit River Forest to see for themselves why residents are enormously concerned with the prospect of the O’Hare Flyer. Sit in the home or backyard of one of the more…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (495+ words) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul wants to have it both ways with two legal arrangements his office struck last week with Nicor Gas, the largest natural gas utility in Illinois, serving most of suburban Chicagoland. Nicor doesn’t directly employ the…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (658+ words) Aurora police, fire and city officials on Friday called for unity in Aurora as they marked the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. The anniversary, said Aurora Police Officer Andrew Soderlund, is a reminder that…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (837+ words) Politically savvy, wickedly and playfully witty, and in close touch with humanity’s many facets, Roger Simon was among the most admired newspaper columnists of his generation at a time when that world was rich in that species of wordsmiths. “Roger…...