• WLS-AM

    Illinois Downstate Manufacturers Moving Out: Why Illinois Is Losing Its Industrial Base?

    President of Wirepoints.org Ted Dabrowski joins Ramblin Ray and Jane Clauss on the Steve Cochran Show to discuss the reasons behind Illinois' recent wave of major factory closures, why Illinois does not prioritize its businesses, and he also suggested some ways to make Chicago more competitive.

  • EDITORIAL — Secret deal

    Finally breaking his silence on a raging controversy, Rodrigo Duterte discussed reports that during his presidency, he had entered into a gentleman’s agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping that compromised Philippine sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.

  • EDITORIAL — Rice sufficiency

    Once again, rice prices accounted for a substantial percentage of the food-fueled increase in the inflation rate last month.

  • Vermilion Parish baseball roundup

    The Kaplan Pirates got the win it needed to secure a playoff berth after crushing the Westminsters Crusaders earlier this week. Before this weekend, it was the 13th win of the season for Kaplan. The big stick in the game was Karter Meaux. He had three hits in three at-bats in Kaplan’s 11-1 win. He had a double in the first, second, and fourth innings. Kaplan scored five runs in the first inning. Remi Broussard doubled and scored Aiden Gaspard, tying the game 1-1 in the first inning. Hayes Mire...

  • LaDuke: Bayer, Roundup and the Nazis

    A column by Winona LaDuke, an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation. She also is co-curator of the Giiwedinong Museum in Park Rapids, Minnesota.

  • News Photos: Eclipse in Illinois

    DECATUR, Ill. — Decatur was not within the narrow 13-state path of totality for the solar eclipse today (April 8, 2024) but — as shown above, in an image taken just before totality — the community did not miss by much, experiencing a 97.6% partial eclipse. The effect of the eclipse is visible as a []Read More

  • Religion roundup for April 6

    Fairlawn Lutheran Church to have parish arts series, Fields United

  • EDITORIAL: Biden's internet power grab

    The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week on “net neutrality” rules designed to give the feds even more leverage than they already do over online platforms.

  • Today in Denmark: A roundup of the news on Thursday

    Firefighters work to shore up burnt-out walls of old Stock Exchange, Great Belt Bridge traffic disruptions, world’s tallest wind turbine goes up in West Jutland and more news from Denmark on Thursday.

  • Editorial: USC was wrong to silence its valedictorian

    Asna Tabassum has a GPA of at least 3.98, with a major in the challenging field of biomedical engineering, and a record sterling enough to be picked as USC’s valedictorian from about 100 qualified candidates. For that accomplishment, this is her “reward”: having the traditional valedictory speech canceled at the May 10 commencement over concerns about maintaining "security and safety." Tabassum, who is Muslim, has voiced pro-Palestinian sentiments and has liked and linked to sites on social...

  • Editorial cartoon: April 16, 2024

    "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart

    • WICS

    Severe Storms Could Impact Central Illinois

    Potent storms may be targeting central Illinois on Tuesday with periods of