In this week's column, Dennis Marek, a longtime member of the Kankakee County Bar Association, asks a simply question regarding those who sit behind the judicial bench.

Democrats warn that Donald Trump and his allies are threatening the integrity of the 2026 elections, setting up a high-stakes fight over the future of American democracy.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about the recent Women in Networking event in which Bri Haug and Ari Hayden discussed the truth of work-life balance and self care.

All these years later, I recall the lack of pretension or appearance of celebrity. That was just the work of Jesse Jackson’s life, the same as it was in Peru in 2021 or in Decatur in 1999.

Unsurprisingly, given his political leanings, Pritzker spoke to the importance of investing in state efforts as a means of mitigating long-term expenses. He also called for ensuring "we are focused on truly managing and measuring the real results of state programs."

In this week's column, Toby Moore writes permission is not needed to grab destiny.

A plan to give the state Department of Insurance new influence over rate increases passed the Senate in the fall veto session before falling four votes short in the House. But the proposal can resurface during the spring session.

Forty Democratic members of the Illinois House and Senate have been meeting weekly to come up with a plan to find some government efficiencies and create new revenue streams to help the state meet its obligations.

I would have forgotten some of the stories I wrote about the children if I hadn’t written them down. If you can find time to write down cute stories about your children growing up, that would be great.