Tim Kaine, Virginia’s Minnesota-born, Kansas-raised junior U.S. senator, rarely passes on an opportunity to share his adoptive state’s story with others. That’s because the Democrat believes that ...

In the 2010s it described an insurgent rhetorical style; in the 2020s it is inadequate to account for the wildly diverging fates of the left and right “Populism” may well have been the defining word ...

This is a common description of what he was doing on a Minneapolis street the fateful morning when a confrontation with federal immigration agents ended in his tragic shooting. But if Pretti had been ...

It takes a lot to flummox Edmund Fry, erstwhile proprietor of the Rose Tree Cottage teahouse in Pasadena. Katherine Baumchen did it on Feb. 8. The Los Angeles resident arrived at the teahouse door ...

The author, left, and WDWS’ Mike ‘in the Morning’ Haile share a laugh at the Central Illinois Business Magazine Forty Under 40 banquet in October at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. The ...

A recent social media post has brought attention to the usage of the r-word. Many are up in arms about it, while others don’t get it at all. The r‑word has been tossed around for years, usually as a ...

The Oxford Dictionary has announced that its 2025 Word of the Year is "rage bait." Perfect. There were many candidates this year, including "rizz," shorthand for charisma, and "Ohio," which is not a ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

It’s that wonderful time of year again — when twinkling holiday lights glow against early sunsets, children buzz with excitement as winter break approaches and goodwill seems to drift through the ...

Our editors' top picks to read today. The president recently used the word to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. President Donald Trump smiles after walking on stage to address the attendees of the ...

For an issue that was “moot,” the Illinois courts spent a lot of time addressing the legal question raised by alleged drug dealer Geoffrey Seymore. The DeKalb County resident violated the terms of his ...