All gone

Parsons says he’s broke

Jeffrey Parsons and his company, THR and Associates, owe more than $467.2 million to consumers, tax collectors, media outlets and various other entities from coast to coast, according to recently file

Jail doctor in good standing despite deaths

What’s a leg worth?Ten thousand dollars, at least in the eyes of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which in August fined Dr. Stephen Austin Cullinan of Peoria tha

Project Censored

The expanding police state tops the annual list of stories underreported by the mainstream media

People who get their information exclusively from mainstream media sources may be surprised at the lack of enthusiasm on the left for President Barack Obama in this crucial election. But that’s

Enos School replacement plan under fire

Nonprofit asks state to reexamine cost estimates

A Springfield nonprofit is asking the state to put the brakes on a plan to replace an elementary school building located north of downtown.Jerry Jacobson, spokesman for the nonprofit historic preserva

Look for the union label

SJ-R organizes after empty promises

We’re ‘bars,’ clubs say, but gaming board says no

When is a bar not a bar?When the watering hole in question is located within a social club. That, at least, is how the Illinois Gaming Board, which is sitting on gambling applications from clubs throu

Volunteering doesn’t pay...or does it?

Day of Action sends 280 volunteers across Springfield

On a blustery Friday, an endless stream of people ambles into the United Way office, filling the small space with white T-shirts bearing the words “Live United.” Moments later, they’

Prescription war escalates

Psychologists seek ability to prescribe drugs

Citing a mental health crisis across the nation, some psychologists in Illinois want the ability to prescribe drugs. But some psychiatrists and physicians aren’t on board.It’s a battle str

Coming clean

Jerome reveals investigation

Under pressure from Illinois Times, the Village of Jerome has acknowledged that it is under federal investigation for suspected misappropriation of funds and has signaled that it will release records

Trash talk

Springfield mulls garbage changes

Springfield has long had trouble figuring out how to dispose of things.Leaves, for example. Back in the 1980s, the city council passed a ban on leaf burning in the spring, then formed an 11-member lea