Students get schooled in the ways of business

“Ed, they ripped out and stole my greens and my cabbage,” my mother said to me on Sunday, Aug. 31. My mother survived the Japanese beetles, rootworm, and other garden pests, but her garden was raided by another kind of insect.

The attempt by Winnebago County Democrats to nullify most of appointed County Board member Ted Biondo’s term is regrettable. It’s the kind of political game-playing that turns well-qualified, civic-minded people off politics and makes them reluctant to consider serving in local government.

There might be enough offensive prowess here to carry Rockford into the playoffs. The starters often get battered, the bullpen has been consistently inconsistent, but the balls are still jumping off the RiverHawk bats.

Apparently, Matt Forte is more than the subject of wishful thinking by a team and a fan base desperate for just a little bit of good news. Give the kid a hole and he’ll run through it — quickly. He’ll make a defender or two miss, too. And really, when is the last time the Chicago Bears could make either statement about the starting tailback?

Ogle County authorities reported finding a body in a vehicle in the 9000 block of Baileyville Road, just north of Forreston, that they believe is connected to a Stephenson County missing person case.

Rain is coming mostly after 1 p.m. today, the National Weather Service is reporting this morning.

Ogle County authorities reported finding a body in a vehicle in the 9000 block of Baileyville Road, just north of Forreston, that they believe is connected to a Stephenson County missing person case.

Rain is coming mostly after 1 p.m. today, the National Weather Service is reporting this morning.

Eager to find money for construction projects around the state, House Democrats are taking a new look at an unpopular idea: privatizing the Illinois Lottery. The House is scheduled to convene next week to consider the idea, which has been floating around Springfield since Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposed it early last year.

Members of Illinois’ largest state employees union have approved a four-year contract that increases their pay 15.25 percent.

Here's how the Bears performed against the Indianapolis Colts in the season opener Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008.

Poor preseason play raised alarms about Chicago’s supposedly stout defense. Until, that is, the Bears shocked the Indianapolis Colts 29-13 in Sunday night’s season opener.