News | Thursday, March 17,2011

UIS incident involves coach, parent and athletic director

The University of Illinois Springfield’s campus police department is investigating allegations of harassment involving the school’s outgoing athletic director, a controversial coach and a

News | Thursday, March 10,2011

Home birth bill takes a baby step for midwives

By Rachel Wells

Every time Sheri Brinkmeyer ponders having a third child, she can't help but think that her family's recent relocation to Springfield wasn't the best move. She's afraid the state's lack of midwif

News | Thursday, March 3,2011

CWLP readies for greener future

By Rachel Wells

A contract requiring Springfield’s public utility to be more environmentally responsible doesn’t expire for another six years, but local activists are already urging the city and its resid

News | Thursday, March 3,2011

Bringing back MacArthur Blvd.

MACBAC committee latest step for master plan

By Rachel Wells

The plan is in place, a commission has been formed and an air of energy is all about, but it could be awhile before those driving up and down MacArthur Boulevard can actually see the fruits of a major

News | Thursday, February 24,2011

School turnaround

Partnerships make the difference at McClernand Elementary

By Rachel Wells

When Springfield Art Association director Betsy Dollar moved to town a little over a year ago, she learned early on of the poor reputation of McClernand Elementary School, the building at North Sixth

News | Thursday, February 17,2011

Founders of new east-side youth center split

Accuse each other of misdeeds

By Rachel Wells

An east-side community center still in its infancy has lost the support of one of its founders. She filed a police report alleging battery 10 days before dissolving the organization, apparently withou

News | Thursday, February 10,2011

All but married

Civil unions, a milestone on the road to equal rights

By Rachel Wells

As Susan Frain and Susan Faupel sit next to each other discussing civil unions, civil rights and the basic notions of partnership and commitment, they laugh, they listen and they remember the other&rs

News | Thursday, February 10,2011

Now, how about equal rights for singles?

By Rachel Wells

Illinois’ civil union law undeniably brings a greater sense of equality between same-sex couples and married couples. That’s a good thing – love is love, and if married couples get h

News | Thursday, February 3,2011

Tougher sentence sought for Ponzi schemer

By Rachel Wells

A Springfield man who cheated dozens of people out of millions of dollars could face six and a half years in prison, if a federal judge grants prosecutors’ latest request.James U. Dodge pleaded

Sports | Thursday, January 27,2011

Not ready for the big time

UIS stumbles into the NCAA

By Rachel Wells

As the University of Illinois Springfield in October 2008 made another move toward full membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, then-Chancellor Richard Ringeisen said the eventual