He’s not big on a lot of criminal justice reforms, even standing up to his party’s president to oppose the early prison release of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. He was staunchly opposed … more

Remember When is gathered from past pages of the Daily Record and other Lawrence County newspapers. 100 years ago Oct. 6, 1920 Two baseball games between the Havolines and a team sponsored … more

Remember When is gathered from past pages of the Daily Record and other Lawrence County newspapers. 100 years ago Sept. 29, 1920 P.W. Barnes is making extensive improvements in the interior … more

This is the first in a series of stories written by students in Katie Kiser’s Emerging-media class at Lawrenceville High School. A day in my life is very different compared to last year. Last … more

I had a front row seat, literally, to corruption in Illinois, when in 2008 I served on the Illinois House committee that recommended impeachment of disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Now, with the new … more

“We couldn’t call certain witnesses because we couldn’t ask them anything but their name,” explained an attorney who worked on both cases. Last week, the House Republicans informed a … more

Remember When is gathered from past pages of the Daily Record and other Lawrence County newspapers. 100 years ago Sept. 22, 1920 Lawrence County’s quota in the Salvation Army appeal for … more

Remember When is gathered from past pages of the Daily Record and other Lawrence County newspapers. 100 years ago SEPT. 17, 1920 The Bridgeport Stock Show, an annual event of importance to … more

In tragic times, our county and its approximately 15,000 citizens is like a large, extended family. That’s just one of the things that make living in a place such as Lawrence County … more

LAWRENCEVILLE — Not even Woodward and Bernstein could make chicken salad out of chicken feathers. That’s part of the message I tried to convey last week, when visiting via video conference … more