Happy 54th birthday, Mom. I wanted to thank you for all you have taught me.

It is time for Illinois legislators to act and bring our public defense system into the 21st century. Access to justice cannot depend on wealth or geography. 

Opinion: Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital has donated $7,500 to Kishwaukee United Way, bolstering the expansion of their remarkable 211 program, writes United Way's Michele Vaughn.

As the Illinois General Assembly approaches the critical May 31 deadline to secure funding for its public transit system, let’s be clear that this is not a light switch that can be turned off and on with ease.

Summer is officially here, and so is the 30th season of the DeKalb Farmers’ Market presented by Northwestern Medicine! Mark your calendars for opening day on Thursday, June 5, writes Virginia Filicetti of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce.

It has been seven decades since the Korean conflict began in 1950, and finally ended three years later with an armistice between the United States, North Korea and China. The war came on the heels of World War II and involved 24 nations, with a cost of 2.2 million casualties.

Mom, we children decided to each write a birthday message to you for your 54th birthday, May 22.

Opinion: Rural communities are an essential part of DeKalb County’s economic strength and cultural identity, writes Melissa Amedeo of the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation.

The haunting pictures of the deadly riot at Kent State University in 1970 are among the most famous news photographs in American history.