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City Water, Light and Power says it’s seeing an increase in past due balances “so the utility is working to help those customers in hardship.” In the midst of the pandemic, disconnections have been suspended through July. Still, CWLP is urging customers to set up payment plans and use “financial assistance resources to help bring […]

City council members and the mayor praised nonviolent protests against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd in Springfield in recent days. Several thousand people showed up for the events. After the council’s June 2 meeting, Black Lives Matter Springfield shared an open letter to the mayor and police chief about alleged comments made […]

At least 11 residents of a Sherman nursing home have died after an outbreak of the new coronavirus there infected dozens of residents and staff. On April 28, Sangamon County announced its highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in a day, 41. Two locations in Springfield offer tests at no cost and without a necessary […]

A man with a lengthy criminal record has sued the Village of Riverton and two cops who resigned after video surfaced in February that captured former officer Grant Peterson head-butting a DUI suspect at the police station while former officer Tricia Summerson, who was in the same room, did nothing. Prosecutors in February charged Peterson […]

It was a stark sight. On Sunday night, the steps of the Abraham Lincoln statue, in front of the Capitol, were aflame with nearly 2,000 candles. Each candle represented a person in Illinois who died after being infected with the new coronavirus. Scott McFarland organized the vigil. The District 186 board member started the Springfield […]

What do you do if you’re a federal judge who’s been removed from hearing criminal matters because you got caught sending emails to former colleagues at the U.S. attorney’s office about things you shouldn’t be discussing, including a case over which you’re presiding? If you’re U.S. District Court Judge Colin Bruce, you make campaign contributions […]

Construction trades are essential and hardware stores are open under pandemic orders. And so, if you’re handy with tools, you’ve got time on your hands and you can finish by June 15, you might be eligible for recognition by Landmarks Illinois, which is now accepting nominations for the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Historic Preservation Awards, […]

As the world battles a respiratory virus with no known cure, Springfield faces increased ozone pollution. That’s according to The American Lung Association’s 2020 “State of the Air” report. The change, compared to its report from last year, is “mostly driven by vehicle emissions and extreme heat as a result of climate change, placing our […]

Many people are working reduced hours, if at all. As part of the governor’s orders to “stay-at-home” he banned evictions. On March 31, Mayor Jim Langfelder said city police won’t help remove people who fail to pay. But that doesn’t mean some landlords won’t stop trying to vacate those who can’t cough up cash. That’s […]

Lots of people are working from home. Some folks aren’t working at all. Some people – thank you, grocery store checkers and public works crews and firefighters and nurses – are out there holding things together for the rest of us. The legislature canceled sessions more than two weeks ago. And this week, the deadline […]