Truth about rising tuition

College costs rise under tuition freeze law

The breakfast snub

Illinois falls to 51st for providing day’s most important meal

In Illinois, breakfast apparently isn’t such an important meal after all. In a study released last week, the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), headquartered in Washington, D.C., r

Gifts of life from Springfield to the world

Used medical equipment, which would have been thrown away, helps sick people in poor countries

So seemingly humdrum are the operations of Mission Outreach that one of the most difficult tasks for chief executive officer Bruce Compton is creating promotional materials. “Beyond

Governor’s healthcare record a mixed Blag

What Blagojevich has done to serve the underserved

Gov. Rod Blagojevich responded to the Illinois House of Representatives’ decision to impeach him last week in Chicago, flanked by eight individuals that the governor said have been helped by hi

WTF, Facebook?

Springfieldians want a network to call their own

After his wife and several friends signed up, Bill Carter decided to create a Facebook profile six weeks ago. Not long ago, Facebook served primarily as a vehicle for college kids

Inspecting the DHS inspector general

Neglect and abuse investigations

Kent’s state

UIS’ Redfield is having a blast as Illinois political expert-in-chief for the national media, even if reporters aren’t always listening

Kent Redfield has been a go-to-guru of Land of Lincoln politics since forever. A regular on WICS Channel 20 and in the pages of the State Journal-Register and this newspaper, the em

The ‘corruption tax’

Governor’s mistakes prove costly to taxpayers

Being a national laughingstock has been bad enough. Sadly we’ve gotten used to the leadership vacuum that exists among state elected officials. But now Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s most recent

Ghosts of unpopular decisions past come back to haunt Blagojevich

For the past six years, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has rarely missed an opportunity to make an enemy, many of whom have been regulars in Room 114 of the Capitol since the Illinois House’s special in

Governor in waiting

What Pat Quinn has done to get ready

Patrick Joseph Quinn’s world was turned on its head on the morning of Dec. 9, 2008. Ever the outsider, Quinn has positioned himself as a populist, taking up the causes of regular fo