A better future for two-wheelers

Turn over the evidence

Bill would require sexual assault kits to be sent for analysis

For victims of sexual assault, the pain and invasion of privacy doesn’t end with their attack.If victims seek help from an Illinois hospital, they’re subjected to four-to-six-hours of evid

SIU study pushes breast cancer survivors to exercise regularly

Maureen Maple speaks from experience when she speaks about the benefits that exercise brings to breast cancer survivors.She’s faced breast cancer both personally and professionally, as a 14-year

Home delivery

Thirty years later, Illinois midwives fight for birth rights

Celeste Tanner, a 30-year-old nurse, had never known anyone who had a baby in a hospital – or anyone who used drugs to dull the pain – until a month ago.The third child and first daughter

Suspended officer admitted using force

Tourist town

Springfield and Illinois hope to increase tourism despite poor economy

Illinois Bureau of Tourism Deputy Director Jan Kostner refuses to dwell on the poor economy and its effect on tourism.In mid-February, as she delivered the annual State of the State of Tourism Address

Redpath caught red-handed

Springfield police officer gets 15-day suspension for “use of force”

Grow Your Own Teachers faces drought

Successful program pairs unlikely educators with community classrooms

Instead of becoming a college student, Fallon Rowl became a single mom.She got pregnant right after she graduated from Southeast High School, and for the next three years worked several office jobs to

NCAA basketball comes to Springfield

UIS hosts Great Lakes Valley Conference finals

This weekend, as Jim Naumovich returns to his hometown, he’ll bring the Great Lakes Valley Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments along with him.Springfield native Naumo

Illinois launches Health Information Exchange

New electronic health records network supported by federal funds