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A “Survival Revival”
Community activist Reggie Guyton has lived life increasingly aware of the inequities aimed at people due to their skin tones and inability to pay for things that bring them joy. Guyton, a historic actor at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in…
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Durbin warns of deep divisions in farewell address to Illinois lawmakers
As he closed his address before gathered members of the Illinois General Assembly and Gov. JB Pritzker in the Illinois…
Illinois lawmakers pass landmark AI accountability bill
Following in the footsteps of New York and California, Illinois state lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that seeks to increase…
He wants his backhoe back
Mike Eyer has a beautiful spread in Jacksonville at the intersection of Poor Farm and Sugar Hollow Roads. A little…
Bill would stop eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines in Illinois
When central Illinois farmer Steve Hess found out that his community had won a fight against Navigator CO2 Ventures, a…
Proposed bill would stop eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines in Illinois
by Ilana Newman and Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder When central Illinois farmer Steve Hess found out that his community…
LifeStar Ambulance fights suspension
LifeStar Ambulance Service officials say they will continue to press their case in court after failing to convince a judge…
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Sangamon County wrestles with land use issues
A proposal to amend Sangamon County’s data center ordinance remained tabled following the county’s May 21 Zoning and Land Use…
Logan County enacts 12-month data center moratorium
Logan County officials approved a one-year moratorium on data center projects with a 6-4 vote May 19. That vote occurred…
Growing financial strain
As prices for gas and necessities keep climbing, the Illinois General Assembly is considering closing corporate tax loopholes and taxing…
Local cannabis businesses receive state funding
Four Sangamon and Logan County marijuana businesses received a total of nearly $2 million in direct forgivable loans last month…
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Letters to the editor 5/28/26
We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. NEED MORATORIUM I wish…
Through the looking glass
What follows is a fun story about a city, a court and a cause. I am moved to write about it because it’s important…
List of proposed budget cuts circulates
In response to a question last week from my associate Isabel Miller, Gov. JB Pritzker said he didn’t think a group of progressive legislators…
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FOLLOWING PROCEDURE I work in state procurement and this is just how it is, unfortunately (ABC loses State Fair contract,” May 7). It’s whatever…
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Food and drink
Getting sauced: The magic of romesco
I just picked up my first bunch of local asparagus at the farmers’ market. In anticipation of grilling outside, I…
Five simple salad dressings
We finally enjoyed our first homegrown salad this week. Normally we’d have been feasting on greens much sooner, but an…
Celebrating women with “kids”
This week’s column is dedicated to a deeply caring connection: women and their “kids” (a pun very much intended). The…
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Music
Movin’ on from May music
As the merry month of May comes to a close this weekend, we can look back on…
Memorable Memorial Day weekend music
Mayday, mayday! Look out, folks, it’s already Memorial Day weekend with summer time fun just around the…
May music blooms
Hello and welcome to another edition of Now Playing, your weekly Illinois Times excursion into the music…
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ARTS AND CULTURE
A new downtown festival is born
This inaugural, family-friendly event is a celebration of art, culture and community. It will feature more than 20 local artisans displaying their creations, musical and…
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All my life I’ve wanted someone tocare about me, someone to understand.I never realized until lately that the mostobvious person to do this and the…
Pressure is gripping from start to finish, Miss lacks emotional honesty
Unwavering determination at the core of Pressure It’s hard to grasp the scope and planning that went into the D-Day invasion that occurred on June…
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