House Bill 4175 is a textbook example of legislation that can be used to advance multiple political narratives.

Sometimes it seems that our longtime friends will be with us forever. But life is fragile and sometimes the unthinkable happens, reminding us how important it is to hold our friends and loved ones close.

No single issue may have a more significant bearing on the way Pritzker leaves his mark on Illinois than how he manages public pensions.

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs explains what his office does and doesn't do.

Member schools elect IHSA directors who hire an executive director and staff. The layers insulating IHSA policies from lawmakers and taxpayers are thicker than in most other education matters, but if the right people get angry, that self-governance will earn intense scrutiny.

"It’s President Biden who is playing politics with the border and lies that it’s the Republicans in not passing the Border Act," Robert Meale of Crystal Lake writes in a letter to the editor.

Efficiency requires balancing competing interests. Lawmaker support of HB 4431 represents shifting priorities.

Cleaning up government requires diluting the authority of those who might peddle their influence.

Teamwork can be the difference between success and failure in many facets of life. That's true especially when one is dealing with a cancer diagnosis.