Opinion

Many years ago, I took out a second mortgage on my home. The house had grown in value and had at least $30,000 of equity. At that time, I had multiple reasons.   The second mortgage added a second monthly payment...

When Candace Welch returns her rental to Budget in Sioux Falls, S.D., the company bills her $2,133 for hail damage. Just one problem -- there was no hailstorm.  Q: Last spring, I rented a car from Budget in Sioux Falls,...

A few people own a lot of our planet. King Charles III or the Crown Estate owns 6.6 billion acres of land worldwide.  This includes Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Canada (90%), Australia (23 %) and a few other spots here and...

Everyone in the greatest generation understood war. At home they experienced rationing, schoolchildren collected scrap, and women took up factory jobs while overseas the troops endured combat and were witness to some of the largest and most brutal atrocities in the modern age. When the war was over, they followed the lead of Lt. Gen Truscott and committed their lives to ensure that they "have not died in vain." The shared sacrifice of a generation united them and helped them solve tough problems.

With all of our problems—and we have no shortage of them—there are several reasons we've retained that position. The first is that, in the end, we know what we stand for: personal liberty, justice, economic opportunity, a sense of morality in world affairs.

Our experiences inform us that the implementation of a menthol ban will inevitably and undoubtedly create an increased number of stops, frisks, and interactions between law enforcement and members from Black and Brown communities. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, Black and Brown residents in the U.S. continue to have a long and troubled legacy of disproportionately larger numbers of police stops and interactions with the police. The proposed menthol ban will do nothing to quell this troubling reality.

That's where the Protecting Our Democracy Act comes in. If passed, it would prevent future abuse of presidential power and corruption, increase transparency, and ensure presidents of either party can be held accountable.

During last week’s Pre-Council meeting, City Manager Jim Caparelli briefly discussed the status of the Joliet 2030 Comprehensive Plan. You have never heard of it? That’s probably because, to date, it only exists on paper as an idea not a concrete plan.

The timing of Lincoln’s death has drawn parallels to Christ, and it has been claimed that only Christ has been the subject of more books than the sixteenth President. However, the extent of Lincoln’s Christian devotion has been one of the most intensely debated topics among Lincoln scholars for decades.

Since the passage of the refugee act there are already over 3 million refugees in America. They are located throughout the United States with large populations in some towns and cities.