Scott T. Holland

There are just a few steps between announcing plans to introduce a bill and watching the governor put pen to paper.

These questions don’t have easy answers, but asking them helps move our state forward.

The Department of Health and Human Services says investments in these centers have helped reduce homelessness, substance abuse and reliance on emergency rooms and hospitalization, all of which ease tension on the social safety net.

Quite a bit of administering a government happens between seemingly interminable campaign cycles, and a key to understanding the next election is observing what incumbents do when they’re not on the stump.

Pro soccer doesn’t maintain nearly the same stature in the civic pride firmament as other major sports, but that could change with a Fire franchise owned and operated by a local guy.

Another takeaway – regardless of whether a jury decides Madigan was corrupt – is the political importance of leading without becoming poisonous.

No idea should be off the table. Think beyond trains and large fixed-route buses to paratransit and potentially even subsidized taxi service. Explore how community planning and civil engineering might evolve to increase the efficiency of public transportation.

Sarah Boettcher is a junior at Naperville North High School. She is responsible for KnowYourStateJudges.org, a new website that helps voters outside of Cook County cast informed ballots in judicial elections.

“Long” John Wentworth, who died this day in 1888, served six terms in Congress representing Chicago – first as a Democrat, then a Republican – and among a legendary career played a role in formally ending the border dispute with Wisconsin.

If you ever need to feel ancient, strongly consider spending three hours with high school sophomores.

As revenue gambits go, relying on legal wagering to bolster state coffers has been a macro success. But that big picture is composed of micro markets with varying qualities of future forecasts.

Japanese employers have more than 56,000 Illinoisans working across 1,600 locations under 450 corporate subsidiaries.

Information doesn’t have to be sensational to be interesting.

After a long wait, Illinoisans are finally about to see the actual criminal trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

The picture painted depicts an agency unable to fully meet its statutory purpose and unpersuaded by falling short.