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Former Norb Andy’s under contract
The mansion built by Virgil Hickox in 1839 at 518 E. Capitol Ave. has been vacant since Anchors Away, the…
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Slots are still available for people interested in serving as an election judge on Nov. 3, according to the chief…
SMTD takes steps to replace Junction Circle transfer center
The Springfield Mass Transit District is moving forward with an estimated $12 million project to build a new transfer hub…
Data center lawsuit could be tossed out
Circuit Judge Adam Giganti could soon decide whether a lawsuit regarding the Sangamon County Board’s approval for the county’s first…
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Changing demographics in Beardstown
Young people bearing the flags of countries in Latin America and Africa, along with girls dressed in traditional folkloric skirts, walked under the banner of a Latino civic organization in the recent Beardstown Fall Fun Festival parade, although it may be the last time the longstanding group participates. Claudia Zabala, an ESL middle school teacher,…
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Beni Harmony heads to the White House
Although the new assistant press secretary for the White House mourned the political assassination of Charlie Kirk during an unscripted…
World Affairs Council of Central Illinois hosting diplomacy event
The World Affairs Council of Central Illinois is one of 10 councils from across the U.S. to be chosen to…
Changing demographics in Beardstown
Young people bearing the flags of countries in Latin America and Africa, along with girls dressed in traditional folkloric skirts,…
Springfield family gets approval for daughter to receive new treatment
For Abby and Steven Milburn, the promise of a new treatment comes down to something every parent treasures: more time…
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Letters to the editor 10/8/26
We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. WHY SO NEGATIVE? Springfield…
Paid influencers and political ads
My associate Isabel Miller and I worked on a story last week about paid influencers in campaigns. We decided to look into it after…
Down the gardened path
Imagine pedaling happily along a paved path where murals and stand-alone art works distract you from the shabbiness or outright ugliness of Springfield’s backsides,…
Letters to the editor
BIG WIN Last spring, Jamie Toole (at the time chief storyteller of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes) came and spoke at an Enos Park neighborhood…
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Food and drink
How to make homemade caramel
Making scratch-made caramel can be daunting. Between the intimidating prospect of boiling sugar and the risk of it seizing up…
Sweet starch science
In 2022, I worked in the research and development lab at Audrey Restaurant in Nashville. Our owner-chef, Sean Brock, and…
Glorious gratins
A gratin, according to the late chef Julia Child, is simply a preparation in which the top of a sauced…
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Music
Going for October music
My goodness, this is what we dream of for October weather with the reality being even better.…
A Q&A with Avery Kern
Avery Kern is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter. Springfield-based musician Micah Walk sat down with the Pawnee native to…
Rhythm on Route 66 ragtime show at ISM
The public is invited to experience an evening of live ragtime music, food and drinks at Rhythm…
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Take the Community Health Survey
Springfield Memorial Hospital, HSHS St. John’s Hospital and the Sangamon County Health Department are encouraging residents to participate in a Community Health Survey, an important…
UIS Sangamon Experience to host free oral history workshops
The University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Experience and UIS Performing Arts Center will host “Story Harvest,” a free afternoon of workshops exploring how oral histories…
In the mood for the macabre
Arriving just in time for the spooky season, Spencer Theatre Company’s production of Misery, directed by John Sivak, delivers a taut, 105-minute psychological thriller without…
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