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News | Thursday, May 23,2013

Fracking bill draws harsh criticism in Statehouse

Protestors claim deceit over controversial drilling process

By Patrick Yeagle
In the formerly quiet towns of western North Dakota, there are new strangers arriving every day. New housing is being erected at a breakneck pace, and newfound wealth is flowing quickly into the rolli
News | Thursday, May 23,2013

Oil wells not so well

Edinburg couple soured on oil production at their farm

By Patrick Yeagle
Paula Cook has had it with oil. She and her husband, Jim Cook, live on the 65-acre farm Paula’s ancestors owned 100 years ago. Located outside Edinburg, about 20 miles east of Springfield, the f
News | Thursday, May 23,2013

Medical marijuana closer to legalization

By Jacqueline Jackson
As Illinois waits for Gov. Pat Quinn’s decision on the medical marijuana bill, many citizens are wondering how they will be affected if he signs it into law. The Illinois Senate last week approv
News | Thursday, May 23,2013

Pridefest, a celebration of tolerance and progress

By Bruce Rushton
Other cities – Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, to name but a few – have parades. Big parades. Parades featuring outlandish costumes and leather and tattooed women on motorcycles aka Dykes
News | Thursday, May 23,2013

Curtain closer

Prosecution case likely done

By Bruce Rushton
A murder trial has something in common with a fireworks show. In both cases, eye-catching flares – or witnesses – grab attention early on. Then a certain rhythm sets in.
News | Wednesday, May 22,2013

Tabitha survives, lawyers duel

Prosecution case nears end

By Bruce Rushton
Photos of Tabitha Gee’s head were bad enough. But CT scans of the toddler’s shattered skull after she was beaten with a tire iron and left for dead were, if anything, worse.
News | Friday, May 17,2013

Calvin Christian III jailed

Christian has ongoing lawsuits against the city

By Bruce Rushton
Calvin Christian III was jailed Thursday for the second time in a week after he failed to produce required financial paperwork in connection with a collection action by the City of Springfield. S
News | Friday, May 17,2013

Treegate review ends

No criminal charges for cutting down relative's tree on city time

By Bruce Rushton
Sangamon County state's attorney says that he will not prosecute City Water, Light and Power workers who illicitly cut down a tree last year. "This is a CWLP employee matter, not a matte
News | Thursday, May 16,2013

Juvenile Justice shows progress

Fewer youth in prison, but mental health care still lacking

By Patrick Yeagle
When the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice was created in 2006, the state’s youth prisons held 1,500 juvenile offenders. Today, there are fewer than 900 kids behind bars in Illinois juveni
News | Thursday, May 16,2013

Physician claims prescription drugs worse than marijuana

By Jacqueline Muhammad
Two doctors stood on opposing sides as the Illinois Senate was preparing to vote on legalizing medical marijuana.Dr. Dora Dixie, an addiction specialist from Chicago, argues that marijuana is highly a