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Our view: The last word on Father's Day, 2018

Fathers occupy a special place in our lives. Usually for good but sometimes for ill, they are interwoven with who we are.
By The Editorial Board Jun 20, 2018 12:43 PM
Rich Miller: Polls show Rauner ahead among downstate voters, but not by enough

According to a recent Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll, Democrat J.B. Pritzker leads Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner by nine points, 36-27, with 26 percent choosing an unnamed third-party candidate and 11 percent undecided.
By Rich Miller Jun 20, 2018 12:25 PM
John Homan: Numbers don't lie, it's time to stop texting while driving

How safe do you feel when you're out on the road driving? Would you feel safer if other drivers weren't distracted drivers? I think most of us would be, don't you think?
By John D. Homan Jun 18, 2018 5:45 PM
Rich Miller: It'll take more than Mapes leaving to change Statehouse culture

If you ask anyone at the Statehouse about House Speaker Michael Madigan's former chief of staff Tim Mapes, they'll all say he made the trains run on time. Mapes made sure everything got done exactly the way he (and his boss) wanted. He mastered the complexities and dominated the workings of Illinois House operations as well as Madigan's massive political network. He worked practically nonstop, and he appeared completely loyal to Madigan.
By Rich Miller Jun 18, 2018 6:08 PM
Counting the holes in allegations against Rep. Lou Lang

Pointing out the holes in Maryann Loncar's allegations against Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) is like shooting fish in a barrel. But it doesn't necessarily mean that absolutely everything she said is untrue.
By Rich Miller Jun 6, 2018 1:00 AM
Rich Miller: Will Rauner get anything done about guns; does he even want to?

Last week's news conference announcing his latest amendatory veto was, without a doubt, the best press pop Gov. Bruce Rauner has had since he fired his top staff in July.
May 31, 2018 4:47 PM
Homan: Americans losing touch with meaning behind poppy sales

Those of us 50 and older are pretty familiar with the annual poppy fundraiser, the significance of the poppy, and how it relates to World War I
By John Homan May 9, 2018 1:00 AM
Rich Miller: Fixing higher education won't be easy, but it's time to start

Eastern Illinois University's legislative liaison Katie Anselment had some strong words for legislators during an Illinois Senate Higher Education Committee hearing last week.
By Rich Miller May 9, 2018 1:00 AM
Guest view: Don't give vocational education the short end of the stick

With the nation's unemployment rate continuing to drop, labor markets are in an ever-tightening vice, and Illinois employers are feeling the pain as they try to fill middle-skill jobs.
By Todd Maisch May 9, 2018 1:00 AM
Our view: All talk, no action; politicians fail to put end to gerrymandering

Politicians let another chance to end gerrymandering falter, as deadline passes Monday.
By the Editorial Board May 9, 2018 1:00 AM

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