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Dear Abby’s sage advice gathered a lot of readers to her columns in 2024. Many of the top columns were about strained family relationships and marriage breakups. But the top column this year was ...

I am grateful for your column, and glad to be able to change when needed. – Living and Learning Asking Eric: Are my sisters willing to never see me again because they won’t travel with their pets?

While reporter Jamey Malcomb covered some incredible things in 2024, his mind kept returning to a night last spring in the Denfeld locker room. Duluth Denfeld head coach Dale Jago watches his team ...

wrote about a change he’s seen in Americans over the past two decades as he published his final column in the newspaper. “What strikes me, looking back, is how optimistic many people ...

It’s been a record-setting and near-record-setting year so far in Champaign-Urbana, Champaign County and the East Central Illinois area. Here are some numbers that stand out: 3) Much of Illinois ...

There have to be few better feelings (for a responsible adult) than setting and activating an away message for your email at work. I did this recently — it was only for taking Friday off, just a ...

Tubi’s new movie “Sidelined: The QB and Me” is a story straight out of a book, a Wattpad book, but don’t let that scare you off. While cringey at times, the movie is overall a sweet romantic comedy.

The segment ends with, yes, another song: “I’m Proud of My Name,” in which Rosita explains, “My name is who I am, and my identity / My name is a big part of what makes me me.” ...

“It’s called B.R., for book and release,” said one officer, who told me he transported the vendor to jail and returned to Rampart with his partner to write up the arrest report. “Before we ...

You can count on me,” and though we usually associate this sentimental song with the homecoming of our beloved relatives and friends, the words also apply to our avian friends. Many birds from ...

I arrived at the Capital Press in July of 2002, and for more than 22 years I have followed the progress of U.S. agriculture from my newsroom perch as managing editor. It has been an honor and a ...