SVM EDITORIAL: Growth by Halo, VeriFacts is very good news for Sterling
April showers bring May flowers, so the saying goes.
This April has seen something of a shower of g…
Cub reporter had many brushes with the Bushes
SPRINGFIELD – When I heard last week that Barbara Bush had died, I couldn’t help but think of the Bush family and how my first year as a jou…
SVM EDITORIAL: Trying to keep Black Hawk the ‘eternal Indian’
If there’s been one constant in the Rock River Valley over the past century, it’s been the Black Hawk statue.
Candidate says HB 4586 ‘needs to move forward’
On Sept. 29, 2017, a local community member, Pam Knight, was brutally beaten while attempting to remove a child into protective services. Pa…
In era of ‘fake news,’ these journalists have real impact
It’s fashionable to argue that newspapers are dead, or at least rapidly dying. But this week’s unvei…
To elites, downstate isn’t on their radar
When I was a kid politician in the 1960s, titans of commerce and industry often served on appointed boards in Illinois, especially those for…
DCFS workers should receive better protection
Illinois legislators had a chance to do something right and moral, but they dropped the ball – big time.
Take time to find the right parks director
It’s time for the Dixon Park District to turn the page, and they are at a crossroads. However, I question their commitment and have concerns…
