Cap City | Thursday, June 16,2011

FISHING UNDER FIRE

Two different groups are calling Illinois’ urban fishing program a bad idea. One says it’s fiscally irresponsible, and the other says it’s just plain cruel.Both the Illinois Policy I

Cap City | Thursday, June 9,2011

ALMOST THERE

By Cap City

They’ve still got $5,000 to go, but board members of a three-year-old fund designed to boost historic preservation in Sangamon County are hopeful they can approve the fund’s first grant re

Cap City | Thursday, June 9,2011

ROOKIE AT WRIGLEY

By Cap City

While he wasn’t in the starting lineup, it was clear to many that a Pleasant Plains teen was packing some heat when he threw out the first pitch at Wrigley Field May 7.Scott VonDeBur, 14, won th

Cap City | Thursday, June 2,2011

THE HOUSE GOT SERVED

By Cap City

The last weekend of the legislature can mean many things for members of the General Assembly, including long hours, little sleep and long debates between fellow constituents. But the end of session ha

Cap City | Thursday, June 2,2011

YOUNG REPRESENTATIVE

By Cap City

It’s too early to tell if Tyler Morrison has a political career ahead of him, but the 4-year-old son of State Rep. Thomas Morrison, a Palatine Republican, has a better chance than some career po

Cap City | Thursday, May 26,2011

GIVE TO JOPLIN

By Cap City

A Springfield man is collecting items for the community of Joplin, Mo., a city devastated by a massive tornado on May 22. Items are needed by Thursday, May 26. “They’ve lost everything and

Cap City | Thursday, May 26,2011

CALLING ALL COUNTRY SCHOOL KIDS

By Cap City

Two-mile walks, one-person graduating classes and a set of brothers who each day took turns wearing their one and only shared pair of shoes are just a few of the stories Lynnita Brown has heard since

Cap City | Thursday, May 19,2011

FOR A RAINY DAY

By Cap City

Mayor Mike Houston rode to a decisive victory in the April 5 election on promises of getting the city back on track financially, and on May 18 he announced one of his first such initiatives: creating

Cap City | Thursday, May 19,2011

GOING TO MARKET

By Cap City

Betty Rankin looks forward to the Old Capitol Farmers Market in Springfield every year. The Springfield resident was all smiles Wednesday, May 18, as she took a taste of her purchase from one of the n

Cap City | Thursday, May 12,2011

MONUMENTAL

By Cap City

After 116 years of dormancy, the Lincoln Monument Association is back, champing at the bit with plans to support our 16th president’s tomb. Originally started immediately after Abraham Lincoln&r