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Terry Marotta: Kids say (or don't say) the darnedest thingsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - What's funnier than watching a bunch of little kids who have been asked to sit still in pin-drop silence? I sometimes think I go to church in the first place just so...
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Regional budget: 11/17/07 and weekendNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - GateHouse News Service Regional Budget (11/17/07) Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at www.gatehou...
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Jeff Vrabel: How can we trust the government on the serious business of UFOs?Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - UFOs have been very popular in the news lately, mostly because of a recent comment made in a Democratic presidential debate by hopeful Dennis Kucinich -- and when Dennis...
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Rockford school zone critics say plan may lead to segregationNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A complex plan to change to neighborhood-based elementary schools in Rockford has Calvin Squire fearful for the future of education west of the Rock River. Squire ...
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Rick Holmes: Turning a sin into a crimeNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The Catholic bishops are at it again, telling voters who they should support in next year's elections. Most American voters, even the Catholic ones, can be counted on to...
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Progress reported in effort to resolve IHSA photo disputeNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The Illinois Press Association and the Illinois High School Association have reached a "general understanding" over the issue of access by press photographers to IHSA ev...
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Illinois, Ohio State face finesNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - The Big Ten Conference fined Illinois and Ohio State $10,000 each and reprimanded coaches Ron Zook of Illinois and Jim Tressel of Ohio State in response to a skirmish af...
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Cambridge official: Ousting Boy Scouts on Election Day a ‘non-issue'Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - City Manager Bob Healy doesn't think election officials made an error last week when they removed dozens of donation boxes meant for troops from polling stations after s...
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Honoring the Munchkins: Little 'Oz' stars finally vindicatedNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Wide-eyed with excitement for his first major motion picture role as a Munchkin in "The Wizard of Oz," 17-year-old Jerry Maren was ushered into a room at the legendary C...
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Paintball guns targeted in MassachusettsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - James "Smiley" Luth says the sport of paintball gets a bad rap because contestants use guns to shoot opponents with balls of paint that burst open on contact. "The...