Parsons declares bankruptcy

Filing comes under pressure from judge

Jeffrey Parsons, apparently failed entrepreneur, has declared bankruptcy under pressure from the judge in his pending divorce case.

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News | Thursday, September 6,2012

Garbage time

Trash talk in Springfield

By Bruce Rushton

In between debates about the merits of tanning beds and switcheroo votes on residency requirements for city employees, the Springfield city council has managed to avoid talking about garbage collectio

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News | Thursday, September 6,2012

A Rolex shows up at Goodwill

By Bruce Rushton

Want a bargain on a Rolex?Check out Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries, where a gold Rolex watch showed up as just another donation left at the Wabash Avenue store in mid-July.“The production m

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News | Thursday, September 6,2012

Do not pass go, do not collect $200 – no, wait

By Bruce Rushton

Jeffrey Parsons, owner of a failed business empire built on buying and reselling gold and silver, has dodged a stint in jail for defying a court order to declare bankruptcy and disclose, under oath, h

Fall Guide | Thursday, August 30,2012

Eight fun things to do

By Bruce Rushton

It barely snowed last winter. It barely rained this summer. And who knows what fall will bring?Flexibility is key when it comes to autumn in central Illinois. The perfect picnic plan could be scuttled

News | Thursday, August 30,2012

Norma Rae comes to Springfield

Union gains foothold at SJ-R

By Bruce Rushton

Newsroom employees at the State Journal-Register are asking for union representation.The United Media Guild last week submitted petitions signed by employees to the National Labor Relations Board, whi

News | Thursday, August 30,2012

Parents behaving badly

New dimension to custody tug-of-wars

By Bruce Rushton

After more than a year of pushing state lawmakers, the family of Steven Watkins and their supporters have a law that allows judges to revoke driver’s licenses of custodial parents who refuse to

News | Tuesday, August 28,2012

Sangamon County cuts DUI officer

Cost concerns cited

By Bruce Rushton

The Sangamon County sheriff’s office plans to end adriving-under-the influence program that pays the salaryand ancillary costs for an officer assigned full-time to DUIenforcement.“We won&r

News | Thursday, August 23,2012

What a difference a year makes?

At MacArthur Park, it depends on whom you ask

By Bruce Rushton

A little more than a year after the start of a housing inspection blitz, nearly all of the MacArthur Park apartment complex in Springfield has been inspected.City officials acknowledge some progress a

News | Thursday, August 23,2012

THR shuts down

Stores close

By Bruce Rushton

THR & Associates this week closed stores in Springfield, Jacksonville and Urbana as the company heads toward bankruptcy.The troubled Springfield-based company, which has been bouncing checks and o