Many, many readers — quite a few from the last crimson strongholds in Prussian-blue Illinois — refuse to acknowledge that it is rare, indeed, that noncitizens vote in federal elections.
Dax was initially paralyzed in his hindquarters, but has regained the use of his legs through physical therapy.
“The Village of Country Living,” as it’s known locally, is in line for two recreational marijuana dispensaries.
Infrastructure involving highways, waterways and railroads is literally the framework that integrates and supports the enormous economy of the United States, and our society as well.
There’s been more spinning of where the team wants to locate — the former racetrack and its 326 acres off Northwest Highway or staying in Chicago — than in “Vertigo,” Alfred Hitchcock’s masterful 1958 thriller. At times, confusion reigns over where the Bears want to locate.
“We have met the enemy and he is us.” The ironic statement is from the durable comic strip “Pogo” by cartoonist Walt Kelly, widely syndicated in newspapers from the late 1940s into the 1970s. The observation sums up the essence of our democracy, by definition. Our politics have always been fractious. However, about every 50 […]
Peeking from the soil in my yard on March 26 were green leaves about an inch tall that I hadn’t seen yesterday. They were the leaves of bloodroot, which produces white, multi-petaled flowers close to the ground. In central Illinois, bloodroots are already in full bloom. That’s typically how it goes each spring here in northern Illinois as the parade of wildflower blossoms begins a good week to two weeks after what’s happening farther south. It’s the science of phenology – the timing of biological events in a plant or animal’s life such as flowering, migration and reproduction. Plant phenology […]
With Easter, the holiest day in Christendom, a few days away, perhaps it’s time to start praying early. There are omens The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are stalking us. Yep, those beings revealed in the Book of Revelation in my leather-bound $75 Donald Trump Bible’s New Testament: Famine, Pestilence, War and Death. These harbingers, definitely not of spring, may be right on end-of-time. For believers, can the rapture be far behind? Let’s see, we’re marking the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic while at the same time Lake County officials announced the first measles case since […]
A convicted felon was arrested by Zion police after he allegedly threatened people with a gun at a party. Deangelo Cooper, 37, of Joliet, was arrested by officers who responded to the 2400 block of Joanna Avenue around 1 a.m. Sunday, March 17. Police said Cooper was outside the residence and attempted to re-enter when police arrived. Cooper allegedly ran to the back of the residence, but officers were able to take him into custody. He was carrying a semi-automatic pistol with a defaced serial number, police said, along with additional bullets in a cigar package wrapper. Cooper was charged […]
Marshall, one of the greatest soldiers produced by our or any other nation, is what we used to refer to as a dedicated public servant.