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Mental Health Board picks executive director
The Sangamon County Mental Health Board chose a Springfield native and nonprofit leader to fill the executive director position at…
Pritzker establishes AI cabinet amid calls for greater regulation
Gov. JB Pritzker is setting up a new group within state government to explore more regulations for artificial intelligence as…
Downtown dilemma in Taylorville
The Taylorville City Council is pushing forward with a planned $5 million renovation project downtown despite organized opposition and fears…
Relief, sadness accompanies gang charges
The Sangamon County State’s Attorney has announced charges against 24 alleged gang members tied to six murders, including the killing…
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Fall Home and Garden 2026
Fall is a great time to tackle yard projects, such as planting bulbs for a spring payoff or potting herbs and other plants you can move indoors for the winter. It’s also helpful to being making plans now for your spring home improvements, so whether you’re dreaming of an outdoor kitchen or updating part of…
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County Board defends data center approval in court
The Sangamon County Board defended its April zoning approval of the county’s first hyperscale data center in court on Sept.…
Breathing life back into Lincoln
The desire of a Peoria businessman and his wife to live out their Christian faith by helping a central Illinois…
Meet the candidates for state Senate, sheriff
Voters are invited to a meet the candidates forum from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, at First Presbyterian Church…
A celebration of Black entrepreneurship and culture
Comer Cox Park was transformed into a celebration of Black joy, Black entrepreneurship and Black culture on Saturday, Sept. 20.…
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Letters to the editor 9/24/26
We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. POOR CONDITIONS The open…
Democrats differ over campaign funding flap
My associate Isabel Miller and I told subscribers earlier this month that Democrats for the Illinois House had been suddenly cut off from the…
Prevention is a shared responsibility
As a practicing pediatrician and president of the Sangamon County Medical Society, I have serious concern about the Aug. 10 executive order targeting routine…
Doing the job
We live in dread of the robot brains, haunted as we are by our exchanges with chatbots that are smarter than any actual person…
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Food and drink
Glorious gratins
A gratin, according to the late chef Julia Child, is simply a preparation in which the top of a sauced…
Beat the frost
Pepper production is reaching its peak at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery in Champaign. Our walk-in cooler is filling up…
Slow cooker apple butter
Subtle hints of fall have begun to appear in spite of this month’s sweltering start. There’s a tinge of gold…
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Music
September music ending
As our September comes to a close for weekend doings, fall is in the air and October…
Sonic spontaneity returns to UIS
The Get Free Music Series, presented by the music program of University of Illinois Springfield, is the…
Music to remember in September
We’re showing definite signs of the summer slowdown as fall comes up fast with regular outdoor gigs…
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Local organizations receive AEDs through HSHS St. John’s Foundation
Ten local organizations now have access to a lifesaving tool that can help respond to sudden cardiac arrest, thanks to the Community AED Program. HSHS…
Building a community where systems work together
Effectively addressing homelessness requires our community to do more than solve individual crises. We have to build deeply connected systems of care with the whole…
The Stunt Driver has heart, Charlie Harper almost bearable
The quest for validation propels Driver Ken Polsjek lived his life with a well-earned chip on his shoulder. Abandoned by his father, brought up in…
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