Ffion Curtain, Online Managing Editor
• December 1, 2025
According to the Illinois School Report Card released on Nov. 4, MCHS has earned the title of “commendable” school once again.
This time of year, the state shares report cards that show how schools...
In the past couple of months, there has been a certain question posed both in the minds of many people and on the ballots of primary elections. Many of these questions fall along the lines of “Should...
Illinois’ flag redesign contest comes to a close, resulting in the majority of voters wanting to keep the current flag instead of the other options.
Out of the 385,000 votes received, 165,000 wanted...
Illinois opens up a vote for citizens to decide on a potential state flag redesign until Feb. 14.
A contest to redesign the Illinois state flag received nearly 5000 entries from participants all over...
Seven Southern Illinois counties are considering secession and splitting from Cook County and its surrounding counties, including Iroquois County, Calhoun County, Clinton County, Green County, Jersey County,...
On Feb. 22, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act into law at Chicago State University. Parts went into effect on Jan. 1, and many have questioned the clarity and adequacy of this law.
This...
Judge Elizabeth Rochford is a Democrat running for Illinois Supreme Court against Republican Mark Curran. She talks of her qualifications, experiences, and policies she has already put in place ahead...
Congressman Bill Foster (D-11) will be up for reelection against Catalina Lauf (R-11) in the Nov. 8 midterm election. He has represented Illinois’s 11th District, which now includes McHenry, in the...
On Friday, June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending nearly half a century of protected, federal abortion rights. This means that it will be up to the states to...
A student wearing a mask stumbles through the school halls that are full of students. Desperately trying to avoid contact with COVID-19 because of an ill family member at home, they become more worried...
Governor JB Pritzker reinstated the Illinois mask mandate on Thursday, August 26. People in Illinois are now required to wear their mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.
Due to a steep rise...
