I was sitting on the train, headed down to Chicago on Friday, when several bits of troubling news came across my cell phone. America’s largest local television station owner, Nexstar, got …

I have lived in my lake house on Big Lake in Eureka Township for two years now. Coming from the Chicago and Milwaukee areas, I have had to adjust somewhat to country living. I appreciate many of the …

It’s hard to believe there is just a little over one week left in 2025. It is also hard to believe it has been nearly 40 years now since I sat on Santa’s lap and told him what I wanted for …

One of the questions I get a lot from readers who bump into me at a local store or restaurant is: How do we separate our own political views when reporting the news, especially during this …

Thanksgiving is a time for family and homecoming … and there is no place besides my hometown of Northbrook, Illinois, that I would rather have grown up. Northbrook is located about 20 miles …

This past weekend, we once again messed with our clocks, setting them back one hour to standard time. The past few days of a pre-5 p.m. sunset have really been messing with me and are a depressing sign that winter is just about here across Leader Land.