The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into THR & Associates, the Springfield-based firm that has bounced thousands of checks across the nation at buying events set up t
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - AUG. 9, 2020 Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries today announced the acquisition of all Walgreen stores in central Illinois.“It’s a good fit for our mission,&rdqu
Carl Johnson grew up traveling part of historic Route 66 in central Illinois as a child, but it wasn’t until he stumbled upon a weathered highway placard on a deserted strip in New Mexico that t
A 2009 encounter between a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy and a woman who called 911 has proven expensive for county taxpayers.In a little-noticed action, the county board’s civil liabil
Dozens of people in bright yellow work vests fill seats in the drab blue meeting room at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s building on North Grand Avenue. Many wear expressions of c
Clocking in at three and a half hours, the July 17 Springfield City Council meeting was one of the longest on record. The majority of the meeting was devoted to one topic, and emotions ran high as ald
After more than a year on the job, Cinda Edwards says that she has fixed the mess left in the Sangamon County coroner’s office by her predecessor Susan Boone, who was forced out of office amid s
Back in the day, when spade soles were the rage and all Florsheims were made in America, there were plenty of places to get shoes fixed in the capital city.Springfield had 21 cobbler’s shops in
A woman who was Tased a year ago by a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy has sued the county in federal court.Tamara Skube, 32, says that Deputy Travis Koester used excessive force when he twice T
Not so long ago, Jeffrey Parsons was on top of the world.J. Parsons, the west side store that sells everything from socks to shoes to hats to watches to pants to historic documents to gourmet cheese,