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The Illinois Senate on Wednesday voted to raise the minimum age to buy cigarettes, vaping devices and other tobacco products from 18 to 21.

Let the arguments begin.

Following the shooting deaths of 17 students in the state of Florida, Illinois representatives were not going to sit on their hands any longer.

I remember being a kid in school learning what was then called "penmanship." It was also referred to as "script," or "cursive." Whatever it was labeled, I soon discovered that I had virtually no aptitude for it whatsoever.

When folks in Pelham, New Hampshire reflect back on the primary of 2016, they'll think about who won (Trump and Sanders), who lost (everyone else), and a giant pig that decided primary day in the Granite State was a great day to make a break for it. Maybe the unnamed pig just wanted to be the first one at the farm to cast a vote.

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — DeKalb County Board members are to vote on a resolution supporting efforts for a Native American tribe to open a 24-hour electronic bingo operation. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports that the board will consider the Prairie Potawatomi Nation's request Wednesday evening...

In the May edition of ‘Ask the Mayor,’ Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey and Michael Koolidge discussed a recent vote by the Winnebago County Board on a resolution to oppose any RHA plan to build a public housing project on Rockford's east side...

Stateline area voters went to the polls this Election Day in record low numbers. Turnout in  Winnebago County was around 10 percent of registered voters.  Boone County had a voter turnout of 12 percent. The city of Rockord ended up with only six percent of voters casting a ballot...

A referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country takes place this coming Thursday, and many famous and important people (including the Queen herself) have weighed in with their thoughts, both pro and con. However, if you're like me, and I know I am, you've been waiting for someone who is a bit more animated in his opinions...