KROHE OFF TRACKYour readers are a forgiving lot, overlooking occasional flights from fact to fancy in your pages. This attitude stems in part from readers’ belief that Illinois Times inspires it
STATE WORKERS NEED LINCOLNAbraham Lincoln’s most striking quality was his commitment to doing what was right, no matter what. As a lawyer, he passionately tried cases he believed in. As presiden
ROUND UP FOR HOMELESSBefore paying your City Water, Light and Power bill this month, please look for the Round Up insert with your bill. By signing up, you can join other residents who help the homele
ONLY NEED IS SINGLE-SHOT RIFLEThe second amendment of the United States Constitution states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people t
MENTAL HEALTH PRIORITIESNow is not the time to turn our backs on mental health patients.The entire country has been shocked by the Connecticut school shooting, and while mourning the victims there&rsq
FREE SOCIETY IS GUN-FREEOur plague of semi-automatic gun massacres shows us that America faces a crucial conflict in how we have always interpreted the freedoms of assembly and personal expression wit
TOP ELECTION ANALYSESLeave it to one of our hometown columnists to come up with one of the best analyses of the Nov. 6 election I have seen! Jim Krohe’s Dec. 6 commentary (“Crowdsourcing p
IN PLAIN SIGHTJames Krohe’s article, “Flatland into flatscapes,” (Nov. 29) is a fine testimonial to Harold Gregor, his inventiveness and his influence on several generations of Illin
REWARD SCHOOL BOARDDr. Ikejiaku’s resignation because of alleged hiring irregularities at District 186 will open a can of worms. There have been rumors for years of how the district was hiring &
DON’T LOSE SIGHTThe health care system will dramatically change in 2014 as a result of the Affordable Care Act, or health care reform. As an optometrist who has served Illinois for 39 years, I s