Opinion

By DENNIS GRUBAUGH    I find myself liking Gov. Bruce Rauner, despite my best efforts otherwise.  He’s easy to dislike. For one thing, he’s far too intransigent. More than seven months after the state should have had a budget in place, making life normal for most people who rely on state services, he’s standing like a…

By ALAN J. ORTBALS    The fight over the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency has been very disappointing. We talk a lot about regionalism but this tug of war has made it clear that it is just talk. The old, small-minded parochialism still rules in the Lou.    If we really practiced what we preach, we would all…