News | Wednesday, February 11,2009

Better facilities planned for the homeless

Day center needs may be covered by expanding shelters

Springfield's homeless and their advocates have long promoted the idea of a separate day center, but as two local nonprofits expand their space and services, that need could be eliminated

History | Wednesday, February 4,2009

Loads of Lincoln lore

There’s something for everyone at this weeklong celebration. Here’s your guide to bicentennial events.

By Amanda Robert

Next week, Illinois’ favorite native son finally turns 200. After days, months, and even years of planning and preparing, Springfield residents will tip their hats to the 16th president in a

News | Wednesday, January 28,2009

Time to renew

Solar and wind energy expert to speak in Springfield

By Amanda Robert

If people can spend $40,000 to add a garage to their home or $10,000 on a new swimming pool, Mark Bauer says, why not invest in solar or wind power? “We drop money into our homes for thi

News | Wednesday, January 28,2009

Funding may be roadblock to

Cuts alone won’t be enough to fund $32 million a year

By Amanda Robert

It seems hardly fair to ask new businesses to locate and invest in Springfield if Springfield isn’t willing to invest in itself. That’s the advice Jim Roth, a member of the Greater

News | Wednesday, January 28,2009

Alderman attacks drive-up liquor windows

Zoning panel approves ordinance, sends it to city council

By Amanda Robert

In the early ’90s as a lobbyist for Autosense International, Sam Cahnman had state legislation introduced requiring second-time DUI offenders to install breath-alcohol ignition inte

News | Wednesday, January 21,2009

Springfield’s first certified green building

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency leads by example

By Amanda Robert

As Erin’s Pavilion at Southwind Park approaches completion and its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) designation, it follows the path cleared by another notable S

News | Wednesday, January 21,2009

Making babies possible

New fertility clinic offers high-tech treatments

By Amanda Robert

News | Wednesday, January 14,2009

Will gravel pits do the job?

Pump testing is needed. And Springfield needs a plan.

By Amanda Robert

Allen Wehrmann, the head of the Center for Groundwater Science at the Illinois State Water Survey in Champaign, recently told Illinois Times that he’s not convinced that gravel pits, including

News | Wednesday, January 7,2009

Southwind Park building seeks highest environmental rating

Now under construction, Erin’s Pavilion will be a showcase of energy savings

By Amanda Robert

Once just sketches on a blueprint, Erin’s Pavilion has evolved. Since last June workers have structured the exterior walls and poured the concrete floor of the $4 million, 15,

Feature | Wednesday, December 31,2008

How much water does Springfield need?

Hunter Lake opponents say water conservation should be considered. CWLP says it already has been.

By Amanda Robert

The proposal to build Hunter Lake has been around for so long that its opponents have come up with plenty of reasons why Springfield can live without it. At a recent hearing held by the I