If you are allowed to apply for citizenship it is a long and expensive process. The cost to become a citizen is at least $10,000-plus. During this time you pay taxes, Social Security and Medicare but ...

The decline of the American Republic has begun apparently, what the 49.8% of the voters who elected the incompetent sociopath wanted. All we know is the next four years will be chaotic, unstable and ...

MOUNT CARROLL—West Carroll is hosting a Class 1A boys regional basketball tournament with the state tournament series getting underway next week.

I'm curious why the city clerk and attorney are advocating for a private contractor? More importantly, why is the city clerk questioning the judgment of elected officials. (See YouTube Yes, the city ...

Early voting for the April 1 consolidated election in Carroll County begins Thursday, Feb.20, at the county clerk’s office in the courthouse, 301 N. Main St., Mount Carroll. Early voting runs Feb. 20 ...

I would like to present a little different view that has not been heard much. Seems like all we hear is to deport all of the fellow travelers from here that don't have proper papers.

The overwhelming support for new leadership proves Americans are ready for a different approach. They want leaders who work for them, not for partisan victories. Republicans in Illinois and beyond ...

I am the son of immigrants. My 9th great-grandfather Roger Conant immigrated to this country from England in 1623 and a few years later in 1626 was the first settler of what would become Salem, Mass.

I just returned home from raising the flags to full-staff at the Veterans Memorial in Savanna. As a proud U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, I take this task with high honor and responsibility. In my long ...