Opening the books

Group seeks spending details from District 186 before sales tax vote

A limited government group is asking District 186 schools to give community members more information before seeking a sales tax increase in the November election.Americans for Prosperity, a conservati

Many want micro loans

Helping ideas to get off the ground

Urban sprawl no more

Emphasis in development shifts to “smart growth”

The catchphrase in city planning is no longer “urban sprawl” – a term that automatically turns too many people off from discussing environmentally friendly development. Instead, the

Putting Illinois to work

Preparing workers for permanent jobs

No one can help you if you don’t help yourself, says Springfield resident Theodore Steen when he explains his recent success in Put Illinois to Work, a subsidized jobs program through which 225

Building a new MacArthur

Planners bring concepts to wake up a tired street

At the very least, businesses on MacArthur Boulevard should and could start adding grass, trees and shrubs to their properties as a way to make the thoroughfare more welcoming to Springfield visitors,

Attack of the flying fish

Asian carp invade the Illinois River

Jumping several feet into the air, a single silver carp can knock a boat driver unconscious before a passenger even has time to say “Duck!”For that reason, the Illinois Natural History Sur

Cat in the Hat takes the cake

Seussical, The Musical, opens the Muni’s season, 60 years after it all began

Only through the lens of the late Theodor Seuss Geisle, better known as Dr. Seuss, can a chaotic menagerie of made-up creatures bring order and wisdom from whimsy and fun. Filled with comedies such as

Board expects vote on school construction plan

The District 186 school board could approve on Monday five new middle school gymnasiums, two rebuilt elementary schools and several additions to Southeast High School as the initial projects in a two-