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Destination Dinner Table brings together families and good food

By Neil Schneider

Parents looking for a way to prepare healthier meals on a budget, while also bringing family members together for dinner may find answers in the Destination Dinner Table program.  On Wednesd

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Email-gate

UIS faculty leader leaked information to president’s chief of staff who resignd

By Bruce Rushton

While a brouhaha over anonymous emails has resulted in the resignation of a top aide to University of Illinois president Michael Hogan, there have been no apparent consequences for a University of Ill

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Is debtors’ prison making a comeback in Illinois?

Collection agencies find way to force debtors to pay

By Neil Schneider

Illinois citizens worrying about paying off their debts might now have to also worry about being thrown in jail if they do not pay. Despite it being illegal in Illinois to put someone in jail because

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Lawsuit claims Illinois illegally withholds treatment for kids

Proposes better treatment for behavioral disorders

By Patrick Yeagle

A class action lawsuit against the state of Illinois alleges state welfare agencies illegally withhold treatment for children with emotional and behavioral disorders. The lawsuit could affect more tha

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SJ-R to lay off copy editors

By Bruce Rushton

As many as 10 newsroom employees at the State Journal-Register will lose their jobs as the newspaper’s parent company struggles to cut costs in the face of towering debt.Publisher Walt Lafferty

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Municipal pensions eat more, but they’re still hungry

By Bruce Rushton

Whether the city of Springfield is facing a pension crisis in police and firefighter retirement systems depends on who’s doing the talking. Mayor Mike Houston and Bill McCarty, director of

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Honor system for air pollution?

Draft permit for coal plant doesn’t require carbon capture

By Patrick Yeagle

As state regulators prepare to issue a permit for a state-of-the-art “clean coal” plant planned for Taylorville, one environmental group criticizes the proposed permit for not specifically

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Developer blasts new Enos School plan

District 186 defends decision to build rather than renovate

By Patrick Yeagle

A Springfield developer with plans to revamp part of the Mid-Illinois Medical District says Springfield School District 186’s plan to replace the current Enos Elementary School is likely to cost