Our view: ISBE request 
is unrealistic

The Illinois State Board of Education has approved a budget recommendation seeking $265 million more in state funding for schools, or a total of $6.9 billion. ... Read More »

Editorials

Our view: ISBE request 
is unrealistic

The Illinois State Board of Education has approved a budget recommendation seeking $265 million more in state funding for schools, or a total of $6.9 billion. Even that would ... Read More »

Our view: Use the Tax FACTS blueprint

People care more than ever about where their tax dollars are going. Getting involved and voicing your opinion about local, state and federal government is something we stron ... Read More »

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Tiballi is the right man

To the Editor: I don’t understand why Dr. Bob Tiballi’s Democratic opponent would write a letter to the editor saying that it is not a valuable quality to be a professional m ... Read More »

Letter: Respect for President Obama

To the Editor: A letter to the editor on Feb. 4, taking President Obama to task for running for re-election while our troops are fighting in Afghanistan and claiming that he ... Read More »

Columns

Miller: Outdoor fun doesn’t stop when the snow flies

When you grow up in northern Illinois, you should be used to the cold weather. Right? For nearly 30 years I’ve been subjected to below freezing wind chills, snow, blizzards, ... Read More »

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