One of the candidates on a statewide slate of business-minded Republicans engaged with the media for a rare interview Wednesday, endorsing a familiar plan to combine two executive offices.

Encanto reminds Lynnea Erickson Laskowski of the gifts we gain from our most difficult experiences.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday vetoed a bill that would have provided paid administrative leave for public school and university employees who miss work due to COVID-19-related issues and instead negotiated “compromise” legislation that would provide such leave to only those who are fully vaccinated.

The Tongan community in Juneau, Alaska, still can't reach people more than a week after the underwater volcanic eruption. Telephone links are slowly being reconnected, and the internet is still down.

As we settle into the new year, Kyle Horn shares some words of advice from philosopher Ted Lasso.

Blocking the new congressional map from taking effect, a panel of judges says Alabama needs at least two, not one, congressional districts in which Black voters are the majority, or close to it.

Employers seeking out new avenues to fill workforce gaps should take a closer look at the "labor reserve," or people who would work under different conditions, says one Illinois researcher. But enticing them to apply for a job may require some accommodation of their needs.

Lawsuit seeks to block mask mandates, exclusion rules

A controversy brews in his hometown, and Jim Kline takes pride in how it's handled.