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State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, is pushing a bill in the Senate that would call for Illinois to stay on daylight saving time year-roun…

Have you ever used the word “vinaceous” in a sentence?In my case the sentence might read: “Barry’s f…

It’s a quarter to 11 on Tuesday morning when my cellphone rings. My Verizon caller ID says it’s from a Rockford number I don’t recognize.

There are certain things I like the government involved in. They build fine roads when they have the…

It somewhat pains me to take the view that local governments should have a role in deciding when children can Trick-or-Treat.

Thumbs-up: To the 58th annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival. The annual display of decorated pumpkins is once again on the courthouse lawn, the …

A friend of mine saw the Rotary End Polio sticker on the back of my car and asked, “Is polio coming back?”

Young people in Sycamore and new residents who moved to town after 2011 never met Wally Thurow, known affectionately as “Mr. Pumpkin.” He fo…

This column is about how fossil fuels have heated up the Earth’s atmosphere which in turn drives the changes we are seeing in the climate. S…

I grew up in Bloomingdale in the 1980s and ’90s. It was a good, safe community with good people.At t…