Kankakee County: What were the best deals for residential properties sold the week of Oct. 5?

A single-family home in Kankakee that sold for $60,000 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in Kankakee County in the past week.

As East Riverwalk nears completion, planning shifts to Legion Park, West Riverwalk

As construction of Kankakee’s East Riverwalk nears completion, planning and brainstorming has begun shifting to the next step of the multi-phase project.

Cal Thomas: What happened to initiative?

Changing which party controls Washington won't change outcomes, because Americans have put too much faith in government and too little in their own initiative.

Is it time for a national banning of the death penalty?

Should the death penalty be eliminated?

Veronique de Rugy: An almost $2 trillion deficit, and no emergency to blame

Columnist Veronique de Rugy argues that the federal government's nearly $2 trillion deficit for fiscal 2026 comes from spending growth rather than weak revenue, and urges Congress to rein in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid instead of raising taxes.

Marc Dion: I’m dreading what I’ve got to watch

A lot of people on my end of the political spectrum have always been drawn to the comedic possibilities of the Trump administration. That was a mistake.