Since being profiled by Illinois Times this spring, Dayton Keyes, who spends less than $1 per day on fuel by producing biodiesel from used cooking oil, says he’s lost count of the media intervie
In a story that barely made a ripple in the press, save for a handful of military publications, the U.S. Army upped its maximum age for recruitment last month from 40 to 42, according to Army Times, t
SEEING GREEN
The political dynamics of Illinois’ 115th House
District are somewhat unusual. A former Democratic stronghold, the 115th
elected conservative Mike Bost as thei
Betting on a gamble
Not long after Gov. ROD
BLAGOJEVICH announced his proposal to fund
education by leasing the state lottery for $10 billion, the wordplay began.
“Gov
ILLINI NOISE
Illinois lawmakers want entities that regulate
intercollegiate sports to stay out of schools’ beeswax in terms of
athletic nicknames, mascots, and logos. Earlier th
Opportunity knocks
State Republican and Democratic candidates made huge
symbolic statements at last week’s annual meeting of the Illinois
Association of Minorities in Government
It’s in the stars
It’s official — there’s no love lost
between JUDY BAAR TOPINKA and ROD BLAGOJEVICH. Astrologically speaking, Blago, a Sagittarius, and Topinka, a
Drinking, competition
Just think: apple martinis at Apple River Fort;
Jack-and-Cokes at Cahokia Mounds — delicious, educational, and an additional source
of revenue for Ill
Bean Counting
Last July, U.S. Rep. Melissa
Bean was one of 15
Democrats who voted in favor of the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
After CAFTA passed by two votes, some la
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION
MICHAEL ZIRI can now
enjoy his summer. At last week’s meeting of the Capital Township
— whose borders overlap those of the city of Springfield —