In this week's column, Dennis Marek about taking another listen to the rock classic, "For What It's Worth."

Medicaid thresholds, housing vouchers and SNAP benefits all phase out in ways that punish couples who combine households and incomes.

Political rhetoric reaches a breaking point: Can America's leaders find unity before the next attack?

Political rhetoric reaches a breaking point: Can America's leaders find unity before the next attack?

Lawmakers have filed more than 11,400 bills and resolutions since the current General Assembly started in January 2025.

Amakuni turned humiliation into mastery. He let failure teach him, harden him and drive him forward until the thing that once shamed him became the thing that set him apart.

Some of the worst killers had what our society generally considers the “best minds.”

As the Bears stadium bill advances in the Illinois House, state Rep. Kam Buckner faces pushback from the governor's office and Senate Democrats over surprise changes to the deal.

Anti-violence might be my deepest held personal position. But that comes from understanding how much we actually have normalized the scourge.