On Saturday, Feb. 4: Take Your Child to the Library Day
The Mark Twain Library will be joining more than 100 libraries throughout the state for the first ever Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, Feb. 4. This day-long celebration will include festivities and activities for children of all ages. Throughout the day there will be an ongoing book-based scavenger hunt for children and parents. Families will be greeted with balloons from Huck ...

Brees Challenges Kids, One Video-Game Sprint at a Time
Drew Brees, representing the N.F.L.'s Play 60 initiative, wants kids to exercise and challenged some at a Super Bowl event to video game sprints.

The Fifth Down: Brees Challenges Kids, One Video-Game Sprint at a Time
Drew Brees, representing the N.F.L.'s Play 60 initiative, wants kids to exercise and challenged some at a Super Bowl event to video game sprints.

Jacqueline Leo: How America Is Dumbing Down the Next Generation
My house and my car are getting smarter. After replacing a furnace, a water heater, a dishwasher, a car, and a coffee maker, I would give my house a B- on an IQ test. The problem is, the smarter our houses become, the more incompetent we become -- with impunity.

Kadner: New state House districts extend Chicago’s reach
There’s been a lot of publicity about the new congressional map in Illinois, which pretty much destroyed Republican chances of gaining (or even holding) House seats in this state.But there hasn’t been much discussion about the state legislative remap that happened at the same time. This is the map that determines who controls Springfield and a lot of your local tax dollars.Most of the state ...