Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

To inform voters, the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ asked candidates to respond to questions about key issues. Answers are ...

Thanks to The Mercury for publishing the story about Jose Antonio Luna, who was arrested for killing an American Citizen.

On the issue of "affordability," a word he said was created by Democrats, the president said prices are coming down. He ...

The House-approved "Save America Act" is awaiting U.S. Senate action.

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After setting social media abuzz by saying on a podcast over the weekend that aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn't see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us." ...

Former President Barack Obama seemingly confirmed aliens were real in a podcast before he later walked back the comment. Congress has held multiple hearings on UAPs, with witnesses testifying about ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified ...

It's a question that's been debated and debunked for decades: Are aliens real? The word "alien" can create mental images of different creatures in people's heads thanks to Hollywood − gentle and ...

"I really wanna see the mass driver on the moon that is shooting AI satellites into deep space. Just going like 'shoom, shoom,' just one after the other." Reading time 5 minutes At the risk of stating ...

Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons revealed that there are about 1.6 million illegal aliens with final deportation orders in the U.S., half of whom have criminal ...