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The people’s business isn’t always done in the predawn hours of Memorial Day weekend or crammed into a January lame duck session.

The Driving Change legislation would move Illinois toward a fairer, more affordable system that prioritizes what should matter most: a driver’s record behind the wheel.

As Trump pushes to end the Iran war quickly, Iranian leaders are betting his domestic pressure will force a deal in their favor.

What will make the event watchable is how Trump reacts. He might play offense and list his grievances against the media, or he can fool them by taking an approach they don’t expect: Humility and self-deprecating humor.

IEPA estimates the remediations have an average cost of $150,000 per site and said its Underground Storage Tank Fund holds more than $80 million as of April 7. Ignoring inflation, five projects per year means it would take 106 years to burn through the entire fund.

Why is it so hard to turn a desire to do something for our health into a healthy habit? A new survey offers a few clues, providing proof that we're by no means alone in this, Joan Oliver writes.

Back in the day, male politicians cavorted with their female staffers and got away with it. But that was way back and many days ago.
How are supposed to kids supposed to know what’s happening on their Chromebooks if they’re looking at their iPhones?

Few love the idea of a central government database, state or federal, tying everyone’s everything into a single record.


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