Column: Governor needs to shake up DCFS
With income tax day less than a month away, we might consider withholding that part of our bills that fund the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Time for...
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Column: Ailing Vista Health needs a public takeover
The sad saga of Vista Health System continues unabated with only one outcome in the foreseeable future: A public takeover of the financially failing Waukegan hospital which is close to...
Column: Stronger tools needed to protect abused kids
Illinois needs to do better when it comes to protecting our youngest citizens from the perils of abuse from their own mothers and the lovers they choose to share their...
Column: County educators setting sights on potential sales tax
Considering the current state of the economy and uncertainty over the raging Iran conflict, don’t expect to see this latest revenue enhancement on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
Column: Discover employees the latest victims of merger mania
Capital One officials said last week that 1,139 employees would be laid off at Discover Financial Services.
Column: Ballot features unusual number of open federal seats
Most of that action is on the Democratic side and the sniping is getting downright churlish as we near the March 17 primary elections.
Column: Great Lakes-trained sailors at the tip of the spear
Those soldiers, sailors and pilots in peril on the president’s mission deserve our support, and our hope for returning safe and sound.
Column: Primary voting pickings grow slimmer in Lake County
Whether Democrat or Republican, there are few races to attract voters to the polls.
Column: North Chicago is on an economic roll
There are a lot of positives in this nascent new year, including the positive reuse of deserted properties.
Column: Not everything is pleasant about pickleball
The bar has been set in one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports, which is played by thousands of Lake County residents. And it isn’t in a good way. A fracas...