There’s little debate that school choice programs have been booming in popularity in recent years. Since 2021, state lawmakers have created a dozen educational choice programs available to all ...

It’s been a while since I read or studied Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” but I recall the part about the ailing monarch dividing his realm among his three daughters and their husbands.

Chicago and the Democratic Party do not have identical agendas when it comes to the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Chicago’s agenda as host city is to reap economic benefits from all ...

Coal City was named for the historic coal mines in the vicinity of the Grundy County community. The village logo shows a crossed pick and shovel, along with the outline of the state of Illinois.

PG-13, 115 mins. (Cinemark Movies 10, Meadowview Theatre, Paramount Theatre) Action/Sci-fi. Godzilla and the almighty Kong face a colossal threat hidden deep within the planet, challenging their ...

The General Assembly has an opportunity to help poor kids from our state to get out of poverty, an opportunity for a better education, and a chance to change their lives. Here’s the kicker: It ...

If there is one overriding theme of the Biden years, it is the systematic degradation of American freedom, pushing the lives and freedom of private citizens aside as government expands and takes over.

You may have heard the Biden Justice Department is suing Google in federal court for being a “monopoly.” That’s a bizarre charge given that few, if any companies in all American history have ...

They’re messing with your heads and your elections, and you probably don’t even know it. Overwhelming evidence now of record shows how routinely big tech platforms distort news on the internet ...

Another fun year in the books. Merchant Street MusicFest took place last weekend, and attendees were buzzing from the power of music (the beer tent probably helped, too). Friday night saw smaller ...

BOURBONNAIS — After getting off the ground this year, Let’s Ketchup has met its first big fundraising goal and donated $7,000 to cancel a portion of the school lunch debt in Bourbonnais ...

At 7 p.m. Friday, Paul Hendrickson will discuss his book “Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright” at the Kankeke Public Library, 201 E. Merchant St., Kankakee. According ...