Study: Consolidate education offices

Centennial Park starts addition

The Springfield Park District is making a new addition to Centennial Park that nature-lovers and their kids will be able to enjoy at the same time.The new development is a 20-acre area in the northwes

Bike racks on buses delayed

Public buses in Springfield will someday have bike racks, Springfield Mass Transit District says, but not until they finish building their new facility.Requests to place bike racks on buses were among

The new 96th

Five candidates vie for Illinois House seat representing part of Springfield

Five candidates are running, but only one will win the race to represent parts of Springfield and Decatur in the new 96th Representative District. The first leg of the race is the March 20 primary ele

Fourth District appellate judge rated ‘highly qualified’

Carol Pope of Petersburg gets top marks in state bar poll

The Illinois State Bar Association has evaluated Illinois Appellate Court Justice Carol Pope as “highly qualified” in its judicial advisory poll and evaluations.Justice Pope of Petersburg,

Senators say nursing home rule not followed

Call on Quinn to enforce nurse ratio mandate

When Gov. Pat Quinn signed a nursing home reform bill last year, it was supposed to make sure nursing homes had enough actual nurses.Quinn approved the law on July 26, 2010, mandating that nursing hom

Trains, buses and stores

A 10th Street transportation center could bring Springfield together

Just imagine.A one-stop transportation facility in downtown Springfield filled with the buzzing of incoming and outgoing travelers looking for the quickest and most efficient methods to reach their de

Bill aims to stop copper and scrap metal thieves

Legislation to make it harder for thieves to receive payment for stolen copper and scrap metal passed through the Illinois House Judiciary Committee Feb. 8.House Bill 3825, which was originally filed

Families and legislators left in the dark

Quinn administration provides little information about plans for Jacksonville Developmental Center

Illinois lawmakers left a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7, with few financial details on how the state plans to close the Jacksonville Developmental Center.The Commission on Government Forecasting and Acco

Consolidating townships may not save money

According to a report released this month for the Township Officials of Illinois, consolidating local governments such as townships could lead to more financial problems than it would solve. Bryan Smi