When President Barack Obama addresses the General Assembly on Wednesday, he should expand his commitment to fair elections and fair political maps."We have to end the practice of drawing our congressional...

It has been 222 days that the state of Illinois has been without a budget. That's long enough.The impact of having no budget is evident in a number of ways. State Comptroller Leslie Munger estimated last...

For the past seven months, Illinois residents have been forced to stand by and watch Gov. Bruce Rauner and House Speaker Michael Madigan compete in a callous game of the millionaire versus the power broker.At...

Ignore those shivers over this week's single-digit temperatures. NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in 136 years of record keeping.The...

It's happening, America.Some warned us, but I ignored them. I just kept riding around, looking awesome, never believing my own country would infringe on my constitutionally protected freedom to pursue...

For decades, many liberals have dreamed of a universal health insurance system in which the federal government provides coverage to everyone and pays the cost. Known as "single-payer," it's modeled on...

The latest budget scenario kicking around Springfield is that it's possible a budget agreement won't be reached until almost a year from now.It's all because of the election calendar. There is a primary...

After considering a proposal to impose sweeping gun control by executive order, President Barack Obama last week instead shelved the idea and settled for a few memos warning firearms sellers to run more...

SIU athletics does not have one standout senior this year, it has multiple.The class of 2015-16 has athletes who are far superior than the rest when it comes to athletic ability and accolades.Mark Iannotti,...