Local officials doing battle with railroad
Trains blocking intersections for up to an hour, train engines idling for nearly eight hours within 1,000 feet of homes and crossing gates closing when no trains are present are...
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Turning our backs on Syrian refugees ‘immoral’
Terrorist attacks are intended to inspire fear, and that's exactly how several Republican governors, including Gov. Bruce Rauner, have reacted to the mass murders in Paris. Not with courage but...
Trump’s attack on Carson almost pathological
Donald Trump is proving that a man can be rich, successful and wildly popular and still be ignorant. When such a man becomes a leading candidate for President of the...
When government has to pay for its own regulations
Orland Park altered its building code this month so it wouldn't have to spend "about $500,000" on a fire sprinkler system. But after criticism from a fire sprinkler association and...
Even doing the right thing looks wrong in Illinois
After withholding nearly $2 billion from towns in motor fuel tax funds, fee revenue for 911 dispatch centers, local video gambling money and other funds for four months, Illinois House...
Even doing the right thing looks wrong in Illinois
After withholding nearly $2 billion from towns in motor fuel tax funds, fee revenue for 911 dispatch centers, local video gambling money and other funds for four months, Illinois House...
Rep. Jones launches effort to keep Balmoral, Maywood open
State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, is sponsoring legislation in the Illinois House to prevent the closing of Balmoral Park and Maywood Park racetracks at the end of the year....
Absent school board member visits Ghana
As the Will County state's attorney's office continues to probe the residency status of long-absent Crete-Monee School District 201U Board member Edward Anderson, recent Facebook posts indicate that he's on...
Kadner: A term limit proposal for legislative leaders only
State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, is proposing an amendment to the state constitution that would place term limits only on leaders of the Illinois Senate and House, such as Speaker...
Kadner: Fox Lake hero cop now alleged dirty cop
With one news conference, Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Gliniewicz went from being a hero gunned down in the line of duty to an alleged thief who took thousands of...