Pi Day has risen from a novelty on the calendar into a global celebration. Math and science lovers revel in it and organize intricate celebrations that only a geek could love. Others simply scratch their heads.  

Wise: We must create a new revenue source to cover a deficit of operating the county's 911 call center. That new revenue source is the Public Safety Sales Tax, and the referendum question will be on the April 1 ballot. 

Being unable to control how another government acts is rarely an impediment to discussing ramifications. And when there are harbingers of action, bracing for impact is fairly presented as due diligence.

The guilty plea spares a little emotion from a drawn-out trial, but there will be victim impact statements at sentencing and then life in prison for the killer. Too many other Illinois towns have their own grim anniversaries.

We can’t entirely legislate consumer behavior, especially when the broader market involves interests far beyond one family looking to settle.

The latest report from the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability shows that spending on “core” state services in the governor’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget will be 9.1% less in real dollars than it was in fiscal 2000.

Senate Bill 2040 would expand the Illinois Commerce Commission’s power to regulate vehicle towing companies.

Eating out less, planning meals and comparison shopping are just a few tips to stretch your food dollars.

Rural towns in Illinois and elsewhere have many landmarks of bygone eras. Among them are the remnants of the Chautauqua movement, called the “most American thing in America” by Theodore Roosevelt.