Summerguide | Wednesday, May 21,2008

Have yourself a ball

It takes cojones to attend one of these festivals

Untitled Document “Most folks just don’t seem to have a taste for testicles no more,” said the waitress who served Chevy Chase’s character the two-year-re

Summerguide xxx | Wednesday, May 21,2008

It’s cool to be in school

Use summertime to learn something new

By R. L. Nave

Untitled Document It’s funny how we spend our youths feverishly anticipating the end of the school year — and the completion of our educational careers — so we

News | Wednesday, May 14,2008

More for the money

Lobbying is no hobby for new IAMG leader

By R. L. Nave

Untitled Document Bespectacled, soft-spoken, and neatly dressed, Jonathan Lackland has a demeanor and appearance that’s more policy wonk than political firebra

News | Wednesday, May 14,2008

Third time a charm?

New RFP for health HQ expected in coming weeks

By R. L. Nave

Untitled Document Almost nine months after initial plans for a new headquarters for the Sangamon County Department of Public Health fell through, county officials expect to issue

News | Wednesday, May 7,2008

Lost

Ex-state worker finds out the hard way that agencies can destroy records

By R. L. Nave

Untitled Document The State Employees’ Retirement System is looking for former public employees who may be eligible for benefits — but if they don’t come forwar

Feature | Wednesday, April 30,2008

Friend-in-Deed in need

The popular Springfield charity loses its best friend. Who will step in now that the State Journal-Register is stepping back?

By R. L. Nave

Untitled Document For 10 years, Barry Locher was responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with key Springfield businesses, double-checking hundreds

News | Wednesday, April 23,2008

Make like a tree

Pillsbury plant has a new owner — and neighbors are furious

By R. L. Nave

Untitled Document Residents of the Pillsbury Mill neighborhood had high hopes for the site of the abandoned flour mill on the city’s northeast side. Dur

News | Wednesday, April 23,2008

The revolution will be internalized

And it takes place this weekend

By R. L. Nave

Untitled Document What could have possibly changed the man’s life and made it better? Was it a hug? Was it playing catch? Was it picking up a guitar or picking

Feature | Wednesday, April 9,2008

The payday loan trap

Lawmakers try to close a loophole that left Illinoisans vulnerable to predatory lenders

By R. L. Nave

Untitled Document All is quiet at a Springfield quick-loan business on a recent Saturday afternoon. The color scheme of the building’s façade resembles

News | Wednesday, April 2,2008

Black and “right”

But will a new African-American conservative mag be read all over?

By R. L. Nave

Untitled Document Political conservatism and the African-American experience could be lumped into the same category as oil and water, toothpaste and orange juice, and jumbo-sized