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News | Friday, May 17,2013
Calvin Christian III jailed
Christian has ongoing lawsuits against the city
Calvin Christian III was jailed Thursday for the second time in a week after he failed to produce required financial paperwork in connection with a collection action by the City of Springfield. S
News | Friday, May 17,2013
Treegate review ends
No criminal charges for cutting down relative's tree on city time
Sangamon County state's attorney says that he will not prosecute City Water, Light and Power workers who illicitly cut down a tree last year. "This is a CWLP employee matter, not a matte
News | Thursday, May 16,2013
Juvenile Justice shows progress
Fewer youth in prison, but mental health care still lacking
When the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice was created in 2006, the state’s youth prisons held 1,500 juvenile offenders. Today, there are fewer than 900 kids behind bars in Illinois juveni
News | Thursday, May 16,2013
Physician claims prescription drugs worse than marijuana
Two doctors stood on opposing sides as the Illinois Senate was preparing to vote on legalizing medical marijuana.Dr. Dora Dixie, an addiction specialist from Chicago, argues that marijuana is highly a
News | Thursday, May 16,2013
Betting on bikes
City may adopt bike plan as infrastructure improvements begin
Kevin Greene of Springfield still remembers getting his first bicycle as a child. “It took me a long time to figure out how to ride a bike, but once I learned, I never looked back,” Greene
News | Thursday, May 16,2013
A star witness testifies
But can he be trusted?
An imperfect witness took the stand Wednesday in the murder trial of Christopher Harris, at once helping and harming both sides.
News | Thursday, May 16,2013
Filet-O-Snitch
A prosecution witness gets grilled
Jason Harris is the sort of criminal who seems incapable of telling the truth.
News | Tuesday, May 14,2013
Former sheriff's deputy suspected of shoplifting
Deputy previously acquitted of stealing plants from a Sherman park
A former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy recently acquitted on charges of stealing plants from a Sherman park is suspected of shoplifting but not arrested.
News | Tuesday, May 14,2013
Telling time
Key witness testifies
A key witness testified Tuesday in the murder trial of Christopher Harris, and if the jury believes Ronald Frakes, the defense faces tough odds.
News | Monday, May 13,2013
Shredgate: The saga continues
Court asked to order documents preserved
A man who is suing the city of Springfield for destroying police internal affairs records is asking a judge to bar the city from destroying more documents. In an emergency motion for a protective
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