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Election Day will be a government holiday this year, except for where it won’t. Got it?In May, the G…

There are two weeks remaining before the ongoing election concludes, and while it might seem impossible to focus on anything else related to…

Fall is here with trees changing color and dried leaves crunching underfoot. October has arrived and it is time for the DeKalb Chamber’s 31s…

A couple of truths I’ve had to remind myself of repeatedly in the past few months:1. The opinions I …

Keeping track of voting statistics day by day is a little bit like watching the estimated Powerball jackpot – a lot of commas and zeroes and…

Judging by reader feedback to Saturday’s column, term limits are a popular idea.For some, there was …

As Whiteside County faces increasing positive COVID-19 case numbers, additional mitigation measures, and concerns about medical capacity and…

My family has owned and operated Lincoln Inn Restaurant and Faranda’s Banquet Center in DeKalb for 27 years. The Lincoln Inn is a fairly wel…

Facebook, Ferrara Candy and Syngenta have announced plans or begun construction of 2.6 million square feet of development on 700 acres of la…

“Have you thought through the long term pros and cons of governmental term limits? Would appreciate your thoughts.”