Today was the day millions of Chicago Cubs fans had eagerly been awaiting for months ... but it didn’t turn out quite like we had hoped.
While watching the political talk shows Sunday morning, I was once again struck by something: even those endorsing presidential candidate Mitt Romney are having trouble feigning enthusiasm for the GOP front-runner.
Legislation that would allow Illinois residents to record police officers was defeated in the Illinois House recently, but I find the reasoning given by those opposing the bill baffling.
We may finally know the secret to how U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Peoria, got those washboard abs. Even more surprising, though, is who may have footed the bill: those who contributed to his campaign.
Illinois voters don’t usually have much of a say in presidential primaries, but that’s not the case this year.
Most workers have had at least an occasional frustrating moment or two where they fantasize about making a sudden, splashy exit from their jobs.
A heroic ex-Marine is fighting to keep her partner alive. But even though he made it safely stateside, because the partner in question is a canine, not a human, his fate remains up in the air.
Republican Rick Santorum has recently been ramping up the rhetoric in a last-ditch effort to secure his party’s presidential nomination, but I have to wonder if he is actually driving voters away instead.
President Barack Obama struck a forceful tone Sunday when speaking about the rising tensions between Israel and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program.
I have a confession: I’m an awards show junkie. Yes, I know they are superficial and silly — but there is something exciting about watching them, all the same.
If the unusually warm weather isn’t enough of a sign spring is just around the corner, the flood of baseball players heading into spring training camps this week certainly is.
Lawmakers are known for their pet projects, but a hearing in the Illinois Agricultural Committee Tuesday took that to a whole new level.
Illinois is notorious for rampant corruption, and a new report released Wednesday only further cements that reputation.
The Obama administration announced a compromise on its controversial birth control mandate, but Republican leaders rebuffed the proffered olive branch.
Inevitably, political rhetoric will heat up in an election season. Like most Americans I expect, and even accept, that is part of the ritual of running for office — distasteful as it might be.
A decision from the Obama administration requiring church-affiliated employers to provide birth-control coverage as part of employees’ health care plans continues to court controversy.
Donald Trump may not be running for president, but he nevertheless managed to insert himself right into the thick of things once again Thursday.
Members of an elite U.S. military unit have once again pulled off a daring mission.
GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s campaign is picking up momentum once again, thanks to an upset victory in the South Carolina primary Saturday.
It never fails to amaze me. Every time I write about something that I think should go without saying, email disagreeing with my stated position floods into my inbox.
Amy Gehrt is a trained journalist who has worked in a variety of media — TV, magazines and newspapers. After spending years ensuring she never allowed her own opinions to spill into her news coverage, Gehrt admits learning to publically proclaim her points of view was disconcerting at first — but at least she now has an excuse when friends and family complain she is overly opinionated.
Gehrt is always up for a debate about anything, from politics to her beloved Chicago Cubs. Through her decades of devoted fandom for the latter she learned invaluable lessons about dealing with disappointment and heartbreak at an early age. But being a Cubs fan also taught her about the importance of belief — like millions of her fellow fans, Gehrt believes with her whole heart every year in the Cubs’ chances to win it all. And if not, she knows there’s always next year.
Family is also extremely important to Gehrt, as are her two wonderful golden retrievers, Sammy and Sosa. Every day they make her laugh, and her heart swell with love.
