Column: Labor making slight gains in organizing drives
Participation in labor unions has declined in recent years in Illinois, although the state has seen an increase in overall unionization efforts.
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Column: Lake County Board takes a swat at mosquito district
The district, formed in 1920, handles mosquito spraying, larviciding and testing in 6,700 storm drains and various sites around Lake County.
Column: Waukegan ravines need more action, less studies
Often overlooked and undervalued, the city’s ravine system and the 4.2-mile Waukegan River are natural features in an urban landscape which could eventually offer immense environmental benefits at minimal cost.
Column: Eateries that survived COVID continue to thrive
Research shows that since the pandemic, only 17% have failed in the first year; 51.4% of restaurants are still operating after five years.
Column: Illinois, Texas both need remap reform
Nearly a thousand miles and opposite sides of the political spectrum separate Illinois and Texas. Yet there’s one thing Democrats in the Land of Lincoln and Republicans in the Lone...
Column: Spaceflights kept astronaut James Lovell grounded
Despite journeys around the moon and becoming one of the nation’s most-acclaimed astronauts, he was just a regular guy.
Column: Lake Michigan’s environmental wins may be washed away
The administration of President Donald Trump is seeking to roll back more than two dozen environmental rules and policies, some of which have been in effect for decades.
Column: Governor’s outrage is misplaced over insurance hikes
Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic legislative leaders are upset home-state insurer State Farm is hiking its rates more than 27%.
Column: Deportations a far cry from the ‘worst of the worst’
The rush for deportation has found many undocumented immigrants without violent criminal records being caught in ICE dragnets.
Column: Quirk in SAFE-T Act muddles death of Antioch woman
Associate Circuit Court Judge Randie Bruno was condemned in national media reports last week.