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Letters to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: Heartbroken over election results

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Finding resources can be one of the hardest things for a family caregiver, particularly if one's loved one has dementia. A new program, as well as a new database, offers some guidance.

About 6% of adults owe more than $1,000 and about 3 million people have medical debt exceeding $10,000.

“Beauty and the Beast Jr.” opens Friday at the Jerry Mathis Theater at Sauk Valley Community College.

I worked as a judge for the 2024 General Election a few weeks ago. It was a long day.

The Democratic legislative leaders are still trying to figure out what their members want to do in the wake of Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and whether that can be done.

Successfully arguing to spend an extra $60 million seems to necessarily include showing how much more K-12 spending would need to increase if all the kids on the waiting list don’t start getting help until kindergarten.

The most famous shipwreck in Great Lakes history is the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975. Seventeen years before, another November storm also claimed a heralded freighter, with an even greater casualty total.

Crime TV is my thing. In particular, it’s the murder investigations that hold my interest most

Here on the farm, we gain a lot of spiritual lessons while taking care of our livestock. Patience, perseverance, humility and awe are just a few.

It has been a year of upgrades and progress for the St. Charles Park District.

Making these types of choices comes with the responsibility of elected office.

Saint Pope John Paul II was a man of keen intellect and deep insight into the nature of man and woman.

Do you want to live a life of gratitude every day, not just one day a year?

National Apprenticeship Week celebrates its 10th anniversary from Nov. 17-23.

On April 16, 1904, Charles partnered with Ross Davis, a Dixon pharmacist, to purchase the C.C. Kelly drugstore at 115 W. First St., next to today’s Midland States Bank.

Raoul: 'By putting tips toward driver pay, DoorDash could get away with contributing as little as $1 toward a worker’s pay and allow tips to make up the rest.'

Dysfunction is back at Halas Hall like a seasonal Chicago snowstorm, Marc Silverman writes

As the holidays approach, many of us think about charitable giving, either financially or by volunteering our time and talent. Perhaps you have a charity of choice or two. But what if you want to support a community, not just a few organizations?

Want to spread some positivity into the world? World Kindness Day is a good way to start. If you need some ideas about where to begin, you've come to the right place.

'On any given night in Illinois, an estimated 11,947 people are living in shelters and transitional housing programs, in parks and abandoned buildings, in cars and in barns'

Our country is living in tumultuous times.

While malbec has become the flag bearer of Argentine red wines, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and pinot noir are other red wine grapes that have taken to the diverse terroir.

They may not have been the prettiest ships in the fleet. However, Landing Ship Tanks performed invaluable service in World War II, particularly on D-Day.

Advertised as “Champion Boy Skater of the World, Only 9 Years of Age,” (although he was actually 13), Fred D. Martin was an entertainment sensation at skating rinks across the Midwest in the mid-1880s

"As we celebrate Veterans Day and honor those who have bravely served in our nation’s armed forces, my hope is that people will not just appreciate the holiday as a day off from work or a day of remembrance," state Sen. Craig Wilcox of McHenry writes.

While saluting service is appropriate and important, proper care is a permanent commitment backed by legislation, oversight and investment.

How can we make this Thanksgiving extra special and create lasting memories as we choose what’s going on the table for this special day?

Women’s bodies are a complex blend of matter and soul, spirit and emotion.

I was standing there because there was a D-Day, June 6, 1944, when all around me was bloody chaos.

A great way to reduce air pollution that causes climate change is to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. There is support across the political spectrum for “carbon pricing,” whereby fees are charged to producers and importers of crude oil, natural gas, and coal.

In late December, communities across the Sauk Valley region will adopt property tax levies for property taxes to be collected in 2025. Here's a look at how that process works.

Opinion: My first four weeks as Executive Director of the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) have been filled with insightful meetings and events, giving me a deeper understanding of the county’s needs and potential.

A little-known and rarely publicized provision in Illinois law, in place for over 44 years, allows most homestead exemptions from real estate taxes to apply to single-family dwellings occupied by tenants, provided that the tenant is responsible for paying the real estate tax.

Illinois isn’t facing a $3 billion deficit. With more than eight months remaining in the current fiscal year and pencils barely sharpened on the fiscal 2026 budget, there remains plenty of time for better data and more informed choices.

In a season Bears GM Ryan Poles claimed, “It’s time to win” and the Bears instead take us on another rollercoaster ride, Poles must do some self scouting. If he doesn’t, it won’t just be coach Matt Eberflus on the hot seat

Did you need the extra hour of sleep that came with the clocks falling back to standard time? If you did, you weren't alone. For the Oliver family, that hour to sleep couldn't have come at a better time.

Send an email. Follow social media. Sign up for a newsletter. Get on a mailing list. Legislators are theoretically accountable to everyone but in reality much more so to people they know and hear from regularly.

As usual, plenty of false claims have been made during this state legislative election cycle.

It’s exactly 16 weeks until the consolidated primary election on Feb. 25.

Last November I gave away my last Buick and bought my son’s Ford hybrid.

Throughout American history, a surprising number of presidential races have been decisive, even lopsided.

Letters to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: Vote Chuck Rose for State’s Attorney with experience

Letters to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: I hope you will join me in voting for Amy Murri Briel, the Democratic candidate for Illinois state representative in the 76th District.

Letters to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: Support Amy "Murri" Briel for State Rep 76th District

Letters to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: I support Chuck Rose to be our next DeKalb County State’s Attorney based on his experience, court room skills, maturity, and passion to help victims of crime, writes DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes.

Letters to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: Experience matters to Chuck Rose for state’s attorney

I stand amazed at the way all our approximately 600 muscles help us move, breathe, pump blood, lift things, and all the other work our bodies do, much of it without our giving it a thought.

The St. Charles Park District has partnered with All Things Art Studio for four expert-led programs that explore a variety of media.