X PRIZE team passes the test

Illuminati Motor Works is one of 43 left in international competition

Illuminati Motor Works continues to power past checkpoints in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10 million competition that seeks to produce a new generation of fast, inexpensive, super

IEPA fails to regulate factory farms, environmental group says

Group petitions to strip agency of clean water authority

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency fails to properly regulate livestock farms, according a group petitioning to revoke the agency’s enforcement authority.Illinois Citizens for Clean Ai

Counter-protest turns into demonstration of support

Anti-gay group fails to make appearance at play

On a cold October night in 1998, a 21-year-old gay college student in Laramie, Wyo., was beaten, tied to a fence post and left to die.Now, more than a decade later, Matthew Shepard’s murder cont

Kaleb’s best friend

Judge says Chewey can go to school, too

The small crowd that gathers in the parking lot of the Douglas County courthouse defies the November nip of the air and the wild winds that swirl around them. No one notices that the late afternoon su

Second service dog case pending

The landmark ruling in the case of Kaleb Drew and Chewey could decide how other Illinois communities resolve issues surrounding students with disabilities and their service animals.The state’s s

Attorney general files complaint to stop proposed central Illinois strip mine

Madigan say DNR erred in approving mine permit in 2007

Strip mining — a type of surface mining that involves excavating earth, rock and other sediment to uncover coal — has once again come under fire in central Illinois.Last month Illinois Att

High school students begin pre-pre-med at SIU

Two dozen young students filed forward to receive their white coats at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine on Nov. 9. Not yet medical residents or even first-year medical students, thi

Departing chief’s old job overlaps with new post

Sick and vacation time take Caldwell to 30-year anniversary

Is Wal-Mart the new local?

Superstore chain seeks to tap local food movement

As Wal-Mart seeks to rebrand itself as the socially-conscious superstore, the effects of the retail giant’s changes remain to be seen.At a Nov. 10 press conference in the south Springfield Wal-M

Dodging silent killers

Screening for stroke can save your life