Obviously, these mothers could connect over tragic circumstances. Without diminishing those emotions, they have caught my attention for their citizen advocacy.

Toby writes about how the mind responds to imagined experiences as if they were reality.

Patrick Joyce writes about how the state of Illinois can help you with a variety of interests and topics.

Election winners often vow to be representatives for all constituents, not just those who filled in the correct oval.

The state imposes an additional sales tax in the Regional Transit Authority’s jurisdiction. Last week’s study found that expanding those specific RTA sales taxes to services could generate an additional $315 million a year.

Dennis Marek gives an insiders view on ships passing through the Panama Canal.

'If you really care about something and you want to be heard, there’s going to be someone who’ll listen to you.'

"The idea that those people who drive electric vehicles are not paying taxes like those who drive gas cars is simply wrong.”

It can be frustrating to see a commonsense proposal stall (for now) seemingly because it doesn’t solve a problem it wasn’t created to address.