The fiery loss of the Sultana, a badly overcrowded steamboat on the Mississippi that exploded on April 27, 1865, cost over 1,700 lives – exceeding the 1,517 lost on the Titanic.

Carbohydrates in the form of whole, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, grains or beans are essential to our health.

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.

The CTU hotly opposed a bill to halt all public school closures and prevent disproportionate budget cuts and changes to admissions criteria at Chicago’s selective enrollment schools until a fully elected Chicago school board is seated in 2027.

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

The goal is to develop support groups or help groups (such as helping people find jobs, providing rides, providing help around the house to those who are struggling for whatever reason) that we see a need for in our community.

On this day, April 19 of 1911, one of Dixon’s most beloved mayors took office: William Bradford Brinton. Even though he lived in Dixon for only 15 of his 87 years, he left a legacy that has endured for more than a century.

As Christians, we must condemn Christian nationalism as a distortion of the gospel of Jesus and a threat to American democracy.

This letter is in response to the article in the Sauk Valley Weekend regarding the approval of an application for a solar farm on Kilgore Road in Lee County.