In 1969, the first-ever state income tax was authorized by the governor and state legislature in the state of Illinois.

As word spread of the death of Osama Bin Laden Sunday, the vast majority of us turned to the news to find out more. For Sugar Grove resident and terrorism expert Mike Fagel, he prepared to go on the news.

James, who uses a wheelchair, wants to rent an apartment in a building with stairs in the entryway. Linda, whose depression is eased by the companionship of her dog, faces eviction for violating her landlord’s “no pets” policy.

The week of April 10-16, 2011, is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a time to honor victims and the advocates of victims’ rights.

With the April 5 election approaching, we have fielded numerous questions on who we plan to endorse, and in general, if we plan to endorse anyone.

With its Jan. 21, 2010, ruling on Citizens United v FEC, the United States Supreme Court overturned a longstanding ban on the use of corporate profits to fund political advocacy—a ban spawned decades earlier by bald, wholesale corruption in politics in this country.

Parents for Megan’s Law (PFML), a national not-for-profit community and victims’ rights organization, announced today that they have launched a sex offender e-mail alert program for Illinois residents.

It came as no surprise that the community came together before, during and after last week’s historic blizzard that dumped more than 20 inches of snow on the area.

Stop pointing fingers and start thinking of solutions. A shout-out to all government officials, company heads and the general American public: although it may be entertaining, is playing the blame game really solving anything?

Your editorial about the tax increase was irresponsible, lazy and self-indulgent.

From time to time, we receive negative feedback for why we “allowed” a letter to the editor to be published in our paper.

With the continuing struggles of the economy and personal, business and governmental budgets continuing to tighten, we approach the Christmas holiday with a significant amount of stress that risks undermining why it is that we celebrate the season.

When I was inducted in June as president of the Illinois State Bar Association, I made a commitment to work closely with our association members to reform our woefully inadequate juvenile justice system.

Residents within the Kaneland community may face additional financial pressures once the struggling economy begins to ease up if our local leaders fail to reach a consensus by Jan. 1, 2011.

First Sgt. Johannes S. Anderson ran into enemy fire—his boots kicking up dirt, bullets whizzing by his body, heart pounding, sweat pouring out. But the 33rd Infantry Division soldier had to stop the machine gun that was killing his men. He leaped into the machine gun nest, killed the German crew, captured the weapon, and turned on the enemy. He returned to his wide-eyed troops with 23 prisoners of war.

Guest Editorial
by the Kaneland Krier Editorial Board
The average high schooler will spend about 11 hours in front of a standard testing booklet in total, filling out thousands of bubbles and reading too many prompts to count.