Summer Guide 2005

Welcome to the 22nd edition of the Illinois Times Summer Guide, highlighting hundreds of events and activities in Springfield and around the region. Our summer calendar lists hardy perenni

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Feature | Thursday, December 30,2004

This year

By Roland Klose

Whew, what a year. This year, Illinois sent a rock star named Barack to the U.S. Senate. The nation gave steady-as-a-rock (and twice-as-smart) George W. another four years in the White House.

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Feature | Thursday, December 30,2004

The village people

By Roland Klose

It takes a village -- and maybe a village idiot or two -- to produce the editorial content of this newspaper every week. Our little community of Illinois Times includes residents who are always ha

Books | Wednesday, November 24,2004

Which side are you on?

By Roland Klose

During the height of the Depression, central Illinois was convulsed by a vicious coal-mining war that pitted worker against worker, changed an industry, and altered the course of organized labo

News | Thursday, October 28,2004

Master’s voice

By Roland Klose

Two days after "Your Hometown News Source" aired parts of an anti-John Kerry documentary, "The Oldest Newspaper in IllinoisTM" republished an editorial endorsement of President George W. Bush t

Gardening | Thursday, October 28,2004

All things cucurbita

By Roland Klose

Hot on the heels of her acclaimed book on melons, horticulturist Amy Goldman is out with The Compleat Squash,a new book that features 150 varieties of pumpkins, gourds, and squashes, including detaile

News | Thursday, May 20,2004

Savvy shoppers

By Roland Klose

Three students, as part of a recent class project, did what thousands of Springfield grocery customers do every week: They compared prices, looking for the best deal. But this exercise in sav

News | Thursday, March 11,2004

Last stop

By Roland Klose

One of the three Democratic presidential candidates still in the race plans a Springfield stop on Monday, March 15. U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, will speak at noon until 1 p.m. at the Old Sta

News | Wednesday, December 24,2003

First night

New performers, new venues, and a New Year

By Roland Klose

More than 50 performances are planned for this year's "First Night Springfield" celebration. Among new acts appearing on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, are: • Reggio "The Hoofer," who will showcase

News | Thursday, October 30,2003

Simon Says

Now more than ever, America needs leaders who aren’t afraid to tell the truth

By Roland Klose

From his office on the Carbondale campus of Southern Illinois University, Paul Simon contemplates the nation, and he worries. The state's former senior senator, retired from public office but not fr