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News | Thursday, May 2,2013
City sued again
Springfield faces lawsuit over police records
The destruction of more than 70 Springfield police internal affairs files has landed the city in court. Calvin Christian, a city resident who has twice sued the city in recent years seeking in
News | Wednesday, May 1,2013
Courting favor
Court reporters question handling of cases
On the night of Dec. 7, 2011, a Southern View police officer saw a vehicle run a stop sign and then belatedly stop in the middle of the road, right in front of his cruiser. The officer pulled th
News | Thursday, April 25,2013
School district seeks to rebuild trust
Board apologizes and accepts two resignations
The Springfield School Board took the first steps on Monday night toward rebuilding parents’ trust in the district, following the leak of test data from a besieged middle school. The board unani
News | Thursday, April 25,2013
The manufactured crisis over Illinois pensions
State pension funds have always carried unfunded liability
Practically everyone knows that Illinois’ public pension systems are only about 45 percent funded. But not everyone knows that 45 percent is actually an improvement over the 40 percent funding o
News | Thursday, April 25,2013
Chicago and Downstate live in two different gun worlds
Continuing gun violence in Chicago and the right to carry a concealed firearm are at the center of a heated debate in the Illinois House. Different social climates in Chicago and downstate Illinois ha
News | Tuesday, April 23,2013
Mayor plans fundraiser
Houston pledged one term
Springfield Mayor Mike Houston said he intended to be a one-term mayor when he ran for office two years ago.“My plan is to serve four years and actually deal with problems,” Houston told t
News | Thursday, April 18,2013
Trying to legalize medical marijuana, again
Patients suffering from diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cancer and Crohn’s disease can be in extreme physical discomfort and pain. Vicodin, OxyContin and morphine don’t sooth patients
News | Thursday, April 18,2013
Citizens’ Efficiency group questions state fire tax
Little oversight of insurance charge
If you bought fire insurance from an out-of-state company, you indirectly helped pay for health club dues, parking fees and shoes for the Springfield Fire Department. That’s because an obscure s
News | Thursday, April 18,2013
Not hog heaven
Former Cargill worker sues
A former worker at the Cargill pork processing plant in Beardstown has sued the company, alleging that she was fired after she complained that the company was packaging spoiled meat for sale.Tamatha H
News | Thursday, April 18,2013
The lion sleeps tonight, fitfully
Lawmakers target exotic meat
Forget arguments over pensions, guns, taxes and health care.Judging by a quick Google check, the biggest issue facing Illinois lawmakers this session is the scourge of lion meat purveyors, who are now
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