Rex W. Huppke

A visibly relieved Lake Michigan responded enthusiastically to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's announcement that, due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the city's lakefront will remain closed for the foreseeable future....

This will be a Mother's Day like no other. Locked down. Zoom-centric, maybe. Minus the brunches out, the picnics in crowded parks. Absent the family flying in, the big gatherings....

With Illinois under a coronavirus lockdown for at least another month, I'd like to share a rare commodity: some good news. About a month ago, I wrote a column floating...

Our country is facing a serious problem: The environment seems to be getting cleaner and animals are prospering. With much of the world sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic,...