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News | Thursday, June 13,2013

Planning a better Springfield

The Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission maps the future

By Patrick Yeagle
No little girl tells her parents she wants to be a zoning analyst when she grows up. The job is figuring out whether a local government should allow proposed changes to a piece of property, which soun
News | Thursday, June 13,2013

Fatherless Day

Dads claim they’re not deadbeat but beat dead

By Jacqueline Muhammad
While many dads celebrate Fathers Day, many others are struggling to develop and maintain a relationship with their children. Illinois Fathers is a network of non-custodial parents and grandparents en
News | Thursday, June 13,2013

State goes easy on coal mines

Mining permit renewed despite history of pollution violations

By Bruce Rushton
What do you get if you’re facing millions of dollars in fines for water pollution over the course of a decade?If you’re the Springfield Coal Company, you get your permit renewed by the Ill
News | Thursday, June 6,2013

Sundial marks a century of Rotary

Area clubs celebrate 100 years of service

By Zach Baliva
Springfield’s Rotary Clubs are bringing a human sundial to Southwind Park. Located between Erin’s Pavilion and the Great Lawn, the Rotary Sundial Garden will feature a solar module shaped
News | Thursday, June 6,2013

Convicted by a jury of his peers

Calvin Christian goes to court

By Bruce Rushton
Springfield’s most notorious traffic scofflaw or victim of police persecution – take your pick – had his day in court Monday and came away guilty as charged.But Calvin Christian III
News | Thursday, May 30,2013

Senate passes ‘Obamacare’ bill

Implementation of health insurance reforms awaits House vote

By Patrick Yeagle
The confusing world of health insurance could get a lot easier for Illinoisans in October, when the federal government opens a public health insurance marketplace here. The state would only get to tak
News | Thursday, May 30,2013

State won’t pay to defend rogue prosecutor

No reimbursement for state’s attorney who allegedly framed two for murder

By Patrick Yeagle
A former state’s attorney who allegedly framed two men for murder won’t have his legal defense costs reimbursed by Illinois taxpayers, thanks to a unanimous decision handed down last week
News | Thursday, May 30,2013

New sex ed law would require the full story

By Jacqueline Muhammad
The days of sexual education emphasizing only abstinence may be over.Legislation headed to Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk would require schools to provide more information on contraception and disease co
News | Thursday, May 23,2013

Fracking bill draws harsh criticism in Statehouse

Protestors claim deceit over controversial drilling process

By Patrick Yeagle
In the formerly quiet towns of western North Dakota, there are new strangers arriving every day. New housing is being erected at a breakneck pace, and newfound wealth is flowing quickly into the rolli
News | Thursday, May 23,2013

Oil wells not so well

Edinburg couple soured on oil production at their farm

By Patrick Yeagle
Paula Cook has had it with oil. She and her husband, Jim Cook, live on the 65-acre farm Paula’s ancestors owned 100 years ago. Located outside Edinburg, about 20 miles east of Springfield, the f