Former Jerome police officer Steven Stirmell kept nude photographs of himself on the police department’s computer system and also made unwelcome advances toward women, according to investigative
Quick: What are the duties of the Sangamon County auditor?If you said “keeping track of money,” you’d be right: The auditor serves as the county’s bookkeeper and monitors finan
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
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
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,
The first sign of trouble came late last year, when employees at local Mexican restaurants started getting pulled over.The offenses were minor: failure to signal a lane change, stopping just a bit ove