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The outcome of Monday's gun legislation votes may surprise no one, but some Senate Democrats are convinced their talk-a-thon has prompted colleagues on the other side to brainstorm workable solutions.

Water from Mount Sterling is flowing to Western Illinois Correctional Center, but money to pay for that water isn't flowing back from the state. Illinois…

What's the key to helping a child born in poverty make it to the middle class? Some say it's good preschool, others say a college diploma. For one advocate, the time to help is at the end of college.

The Elgin-O’Hare expressway will transition from a freeway to a toll road on July 5th. The Daily-Herald reports that users of the I-Pass transponder will…

Counselors nationwide have helped 7 million people choose Medicare plans, challenge coverage denials and get subsidies. But some senators just voted to spend the money on other causes.

Once again the nation is reeling from a devastating loss -- the Orlando mass shooting at a gay nightclub, where 49 citizens were murdered and more than 50…

Yesterday the sun reached its northernmost point in the sky – marking the summer solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere. According to Sky and Telescope,…

As I write, I am on a third breakfast at 7:30 a.m. with two of our 16 grandchildren. The dishes are growing in the sink, and the dogs sit under the table…

It was a Norman Rockwell moment – Americana: A father and son playing catch.I was young. I had shoved my left hand into a birthday present — a new…

To Ellen Stofan, all of the space agency's various research initiatives are in pursuit of one basic question: Are we alone?