A proposed state-of-the-art “clean coal” power plant in Taylorville has been sidelined, but the project could still continue as a natural gas power plant.Nebraska-based Tenaska, Inc. says ]]> The City of Springfield is one step closer to an agreement on health benefits for civil union partners of city employees and retirees. A committee composed of representatives from the city and labor u]]> Julie Rea has never changed her story. Ever since October 13, 1997, when her 10-year-old son, Joel Kirkpatrick, was murdered in his sleep, Rea has claimed the killer was an intruder who entered]]> A bill that would raise the minimum wage in Illinois is on its way to the full Senate after approval by the Senate Executive Committee.The legislation would increase Illinois’ minimum wage, curr]]> Bill Castor, president of the Vinegar Hill Neighborhood Association, was once a staunch supporter of keeping Springfield High School rooted to its historic downtown location. One of 59 members of a co]]> It took a federal jury less than 90 minutes last week to decide that Sangamon County jailers did no wrong during a struggle with an inmate who claimed that guards used excessive force to subdue him.De]]> 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]]> Democrat Frank Kunz, 3rd Ward alderman and candidate for mayor of Springfield, says “everything just moves quicker” at the city clerk’s office since Cecilia Tumulty took the helm in ]]> Your favorite fruits and vegetables could be hazardous to your health, says Jeffrey Smith, executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology. Smith, a leading spokesperson on the health d]]> More than 50 people assembled on the steps of the Capitol Friday, wearing tan, gray and blue T-shirts that carried their message: Break the Silence in Sri Lanka. The crowd —]]> Lake Land College in Mattoon has reduced its energy costs by nearly $100,000 annually, as part of a campus-wide sustainability initiative. The 308-acre campus has experienced a 100 percent reduction i]]> Paulette Roberts, a veteran caseworker at Helping Hands, is well known for her derring-do. When fights erupt, as they inevitably do at Springfield’s cramped and crow]]> When Brian McMillen walked into her office at Lincoln Land Community College in 2002, Jenny Gietl knew there was something special about him. McMillen had just returned from his second year of active ]]> Raegan Koebler, a soon-to-be fourth-grade student at Vachel Lindsay Elementary School, is one of 12 Illinois $1,000 Regional Scholarship winners in Kohl’s Department Stores’ 2010 Kids Who ]]> THR and Associates says it will make good on thousands of checks written on an account that was unexpectedly closed last week.Meanwhile, the Springfield-based company and its owner, Jeffrey Parsons, w]]> Henrik Rasmussen calls himself a “Springfielder by choice.”A native of Denmark, Rasmussen moved his family to Springfield in 2009, seeking opportunity, freedom and space to innovate. Now a]]>