Column: State must pony up for ‘Deadly Coast’ rescue gear
Lake County fire-rescue officials say they need better equipment for rescue operations up and down the coastline.
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Column: Grass won’t always be greener in Illinois
An estimate of the economic impact of legal weed done by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue found sales would generate at minimum $170 million annually in tax revenue.
Column: Time for Illinois to legalize the sale of fireworks
The state is losing out on revenue from the sale of fireworks, if Indiana and Wisconsin are examples.
Column: Lake County homebuilding trying to meet demand
Construction of new apartments, condos and houses abounds in this corner of the region.
Column: Individual, corporate generosity continues to thrive
Across the U.S., charities received $592.5 billion in donations in 2024, a 3.3% increase over 2023.
Column: There’s no express route to transit cash
Illinois lawmakers failed to tackle the funding crisis for the CTA, Metra and Pace during the past legislative session, which ended in May.
On Juneteenth, don’t forget Barbara Jordan
If she were alive, Texan Barbara Jordan would heartily endorse the celebration of Juneteenth, the federal holiday signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021. The congresswoman has faded...
Column: Waukegan loses another firm to Wisconsin
While Gov. JB Pritzker was trying to answer inane questions from congressional Republicans last week, officials in Wisconsin were finalizing a deal to bring a top-notch Waukegan manufacturer to the...
Column: Pope Leo XIV honor caught in legislative gridlock
One would think lawmakers would have wanted to move quickly on such an accolade with an Illinoisan named the Bishop of Rome.
Column: Was horse’s loss a metaphor for journalism’s future?
Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative has reported that obituaries for 127 newspapers were written in 2024.