Vol. 48, No. 23
Sweeping crime law in the spotlight
With cash bail scheduled to end Jan. 1, confusion and concern remain
By Dean Olsen
Predatory lending or practical solution?
General Assembly considering legislation to cap pawn shop interest rates
By Scott Reeder
Pandemic took a big toll on education
The impact of COVID-19 in Illinois
By Cinda Ackerman Klickna
Making Springfield a research hub
By Carey Smith
"A Hanukkah miracle"
Springfield's Chabad Center purchases former Red Cross building
Law enforcement officials push for ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons
Gun rights group calls bill unconstitutional, vows lawsuits
By Peter Hancock and Capitol News Illinois
The pandemic brought a new era of emergency housing. Now it faces a fiscal cliff.
Advocates are calling on the state to fund non-congregate hotel room shelters
By Jerry Nowicki and Capitol News Illinois
Reflecting on changes to the SAFE-T Act
By Rich Miller
Editors note 12/22/22
By Fletcher Farrar
Do better sidewalks make a better downtown?
By Mike Jackson
Letters to the editor 12/22/22
By Letters to the Editor
A collective problem
The best bubbly
Old World and New meet at Illinois Sparkling Company
By Ashley Meyer
Puss in Boots has mass appeal, Glass Onion great satire, but new Avatar disappoints
By Chuck Koplinski
A first novel with ties to Springfield
Melotte moves from architecture to writing and the Old West
Christmas Poem
By Jacqueline Jackson
A celebration of the arts
By Stacie Lewis
Christmas weekend music
By Tom Irwin
Springfield Lucky Horseshoes vs. Cape Girardeau Catfish
@ Robin Roberts Stadium
Sun., July 28, 5 p.m.
Deputy charged with murder had issues during previous employment
By Farrah Anderson and Sam Stecklow, for Invisible Institute and the Investigative Reporting Workshop
Deputy who killed Sonya Massey was discharged from Army for serious misconduct
Sonya Massey’s father calls for Jack Campbell to resign
'Red flags' surrounded hiring of alleged killer
