Cap City | Thursday, March 7,2013

SCHOOL BOARD FORUMS

There’s been a lot of public anger lately about the Springfield School Board, which on Tuesday voted a second time to close a popular middle school that appears to be helping to “close the

Cap City | Thursday, March 7,2013

FLAGS FOREVER

By Cap City

Illinois still has its Civil War regimental flags and, although most of them have been in storage for decades due to degradation, they’ve still been open for public viewing. The catch was that y

Cap City | Thursday, February 28,2013

SMARTPHONE? SMART FIX!

By Cap City

Is that pothole on your street taunting you? There’s an app for that. A few months ago, the City of Springfield quietly started using an application for smartphones called “Public Stuff.&r

Cap City | Thursday, February 28,2013

BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A FLAG?

By Cap City

Money is tight at Springfield’s daily newspaper as reckoning day approaches for GateHouse Media, corporate parent of the State Journal-Register that went on a drunken-sailor spending spree with

Cap City | Thursday, February 21,2013

DAVID, MEET GOLIATH

By Cap City

Dr. David Gill, a Bloomington emergency room physician and failed Democratic candidate for Congress, is suing the Internal Revenue Service in an effort to get the agency to do its job. In this case, t

Cap City | Thursday, February 21,2013

TEEN TAN BAN

By Cap City

In October 2012, the Springfield City Council voted to ban teens under age 18 from tanning in city limits. Pursued by Ward 5 Ald. Sam Cahnman, the ban took effect in January and built on an existing s

Cap City | Thursday, February 14,2013

HOMEGROWN MEDICAL METHODS

By Cap City

Ever wonder what all those doctors are doing in Springfield’s maze-like hospitals? We’re always told the Mid-Illinois Medical District is a pretty big deal for Springfield and Illinois in

Cap City | Thursday, February 14,2013

SORORITY OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS

By Cap City

Are you a young woman graduating from high school? Or do you know one? Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. may be able to assist. The Springfield-Decatur Area Alumnae Chapter announces its 2013 scholarsh

Cap City | Thursday, February 7,2013

HOW TO AUDITION

By Cap City

Do you find yourself belting out songs and dancing? Or have you ever imagined yourself on stage? Before you audition for the next big hit, why not have the proper training? The Springfield Municipal O

Cap City | Thursday, February 7,2013

OBESITY BE GONE

By Cap City

For people who are morbidly obese, weight loss can seem impossible. It’s easy to prescribe diet and exercise, but it’s not always as simple as that. Eating healthy is often out of reach fo