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“Engagement” can be a confusing term, as it means different things to different people. To me, it implies a commitment to do whatever you can to support a…

It's often said that Washington, D.C., is a town obsessed with politics. Apparently, that obsession extends to its chocolatiers. We visit a factory making politically inspired chocolate bars.

Free speech is fundamental to democracy and education. It protects us from the suppression of ideas and dissent.College campuses are among the last…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner put his signature today on a bill that redefines how Illinois public schools are funded. But it also will send overdue money to…

The Ku Klux Klan began as a terrorist group in the South after the Civil War. It’s had a very long shelf life and is still in existence today, one of a…

Rockford voters face an impending referendum on home rule on March 20. The? city had home rule, but then repudiated it in a previous referendum in 1983.…

UPDATE, 11:00 a.m. 7/1/17: Most roads have reopened in Plainfield after a train carrying crude oil derailed about 40 miles southwest of Chicago.Plainfield…

Law enforcement agencies and health centers in central Illinois are working together to address the opioid epidemic affecting their area as well as the…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is authorizing a major borrowing plan to pay down part of the state’s nearly $15 billion dollar backlog of bills.Lawmakers…

Police are still looking for a man accused of shooting a Winnebago County sheriff's deputy last weekend.Deputy Stephen Wright was shot in the back and…