Cap City | Thursday, March 15,2012

TREATMENT TREAT

With the rising costs of health care, many people without health insurance opt to forgo basic checkups in the hope that they simply won’t get sick. The same goes for many of our nation’s h

Cap City | Thursday, March 15,2012

HOORAY!

By Cap City

This is Sunshine Week, an annual reminder that government should be transparent, organized by the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press. Why March?

Cap City | Thursday, March 8,2012

SPRINGFIELD ON SOUL

By Cap City

After selling 112 million copies in 40 languages, the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul book series is a household name. And soon, two Springfield authors will appear in the latest installment: Chicke

Cap City | Thursday, March 8,2012

BACK HOME AGAIN

By Cap City

What do you do after spending nearly a dozen years behind bars for a crime you didn’t commit? You go to California Pizza Kitchen and get a pie with the works. That’s what Jonathon Moore di

Cap City | Thursday, March 1,2012

MINI-MARKETING

By Cap City

Traveling out of Springfield?As you go, why not take a mini-brochure about Springfield with you?Representatives of the Citizens Club of Springfield, Springfield Chamber of Commerce and government offi

Cap City | Thursday, March 1,2012

THIS KRAFTIG’S FOR YOU

By Cap City

Lucky us.Springfield on Feb. 20 became the first town outside the St. Louis area where Kraftig beer is available. If you haven’t heard of Kraftig, you may be familiar with its creator, William &

Cap City | Thursday, February 23,2012

DRUMMING OUT DISEASE?

By Cap City

Can drumming help fight cancer? It may sound like a silly question, but research shows that making music relieves stress, improves self-esteem and enhances the immune system. And regardless of whether

Cap City | Thursday, February 23,2012

WHO WOULD JESUS SUE?

By Cap City

With the courthouse being closed, more than 60 local lawyers gathered in the atrium of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Springfield on President’s Day for a legal conferenc

Cap City | Thursday, February 16,2012

INMATE INTERVENTION

By Cap City

More than half of all prison inmates in Illinois will go back to prison within a year of being released. That’s a sobering thought, but here’s some good news: 92 percent of parolees served

Cap City | Thursday, February 16,2012

RESALE FOR RELIEF

By Cap City

Do you like resale shopping but don’t like having to put on pants? Now you can surf for second-hand deals in your undies and help make a difference in Springfield at the same time. M.E.R.C.Y. Co