Not playing in Peoria

Civic leaders say they’re concerned about SJ-R and Peoria newspaper

Religious leaders and elected officials in Peoria have intervened in collective bargaining between employees and management at the Peoria Journal Star, sister paper of the State Journal-Register.In a

Where are all the paychecks going?

GateHouse and SJ-R mum on jobs sent outside U.S.

Illinois sues Sangamon County over records

County hasn’t released documents on injury at detention center

Sangamon County authorities are refusing to release records to the state Department of Children and Family Services, which is investigating a serious injury suffered by a DCFS ward at the county&rsquo

The computer ate the evidence

Emails were erased, and the legal tab approaches $2 million

The credibility of employees at the Sangamon County jail has been questioned by attorneys for the estate of Amon Paul Carlock, who died after a struggle with jailers in 2007.In addition, emails that m

What would Col. Sanders do?

Chick-fil-A generates controversy at UIS

A museum divided

Springfield’s star attraction has growing pains

On paper, the story isn’t pretty.Just seven years old, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is on its third executive director. Attendance is down and money is tight.The instituti

Coming down

One building is set for demolition amid improvements at MacArthur Park

Is Milton moonlighting?

Springfield’s school superintendent is affiliated with a Chicago company

Springfield School Superintendent Walter Milton has a new job – or not.Hold Hands Chicago, a venture created by Kinney & Associates, an educational consulting firm, has some sort of deal wit

Not at the trough

At least some members of Congress resist cash

Perhaps the difficulty of making ends meet on a salary of $174,000 explains why 14 of 19 members of Congress from Illinois funneled campaign money to themselves, relatives or organizations linked to t

A lackluster performance by Madigan’s candidate

The machine is dead. Long live the machine.So went the mixed messages voters sent in last week’s primary elections.Some things went as expected, notably the 50th Senate District race between inc