Based on encounters I have across Springfield, I’d say a whole bunch of people want better local news. They see that the number of reporters covering local events has gone down here, just as it has in cities and towns across the country. But in addition to agreeing that the local reporting scene has suffered […]
Bernard Schoenberg
Bernard Schoenburg, an Evanston native who started his journalism journey at the Daily Illini at the University of Illinois in Champaign, worked for The Pantagraph of Bloomington, the Associated Press in Chicago and The State Journal-Register in Springfield. He was political reporter and columnist for the SJ-R for 28 of his 30 years there, ending with his retirement in 2020.
