China is a leading importer of Illinois soybeans – a bit of a concern given recent disruptions in traditional international trade relations – and the fact that so much of the yield leaves the state overlaps significantly with transportation infrastructure concerns.

"The evidence shows the county was deliberately indifferent to the obvious risk of constitutional violations when it failed to act to address property owners’ loss of equity when a tax deed was issued."

As the nature of threats evolves, so must the tools we use to address them. In communities across Illinois, that has meant taking a closer look at how technology can responsibly support traditional safety measures.

Registering to vote is neither required nor a guarantee of actually voting, which might be partly why political types are so comfortable with the phrase “publicly owned” referring to a specific government entity and not the constituents whom that entity technically represents.

Government historians can explain how Illinois ended up with this timetable, but those recollections often explain only why it exists – not whether it’s the best approach.

Unlike today’s event, which is annually run on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, the Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30 every year until the early 1970s.

Lower prices for prescription meds are positive, right? Sure, except in this instance, the purpose of the discount is so that those facilities can profit when selling the medication to patients.

After decades in policing, columnist Tom Weitzel learned that crime has seasons just like the weather. The patterns repeat year after year. If residents want to stay ahead, they must understand how work the patterns work and how to respond.

Halfway through May is a fine time to revisit some of the legislation covered earlier in the session, among more than 11,800 bills and resolutions filed since the current General Assembly started in January 2025.