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Paula Crouch to be nominated for Sangamon County Sheriff
According to a press release issued Sept. 17 by Sangamon County, Board Chairman Andy Van Meter will nominate Paula Crouch, 51, to serve as sheriff at the Sept. 18 board meeting, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of former Sheriff Jack Campbell. The press release reads as follows: A lifelong resident of Sangamon County, […]
Posted inMusic
August music making
There’s no doubt about it, after the big blast of State Fair action subsides, there seems to be a lull in all the happenings around town. But really, we’re just getting back to normal and that is something very good, full of mountains of music and piles of performers playing here, there and everywhere in […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Answers sought after death of Sonya Massey
“All too often, when we see injustices, both great and small, we think, ‘That’s terrible,’ but we do nothing. We say nothing. We let other people fight their own battles. We remain silent because silence is easier… When we say nothing, when we do nothing, we are consenting to these trespasses against us.” — Roxane […]
Posted inOpinion
Editor’s note 07-11-24
The quiet wait-and-see response by Springfield officials to the June 19 downtown fire risks loss of the Adams Street vibe. The situation is reminiscent of early 2023 when a leaderless downtown stood by and let a wealthy corporation “beautify” Washington Street by demolishing a historic building to put up a parking lot. Leah Wilson, a […]
Posted inOpinion
Letters to the editor 7/4/24
We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. — MAKE REPORT PUBLIC The Muni board of trustees was, deservedly, excoriated by members of the theater community last year when they chose to nominate and install Bill Bauser to their board of directors. Bauser, […]
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Justice for Barrett
A handful of local residents gathered June 28 outside a DCFS office on North Walnut Street to protest and call for charges to be filed in the death of Barrett Koches. They held signs that said: “Justice for Barrett,” “The System Has Failed Barrett” and “How Many More Kids Have to Die? Take Action!”
Posted inArts & Culture
Musical chronicling Springfield’s favorite couple returns
This musical about Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln will return to the Hoogland Center for the Arts for a second season. The Lincolns of Springfield was the culmination of a dream for creators Terrence and Rebecca Powers Cranert, who moved to Springfield from California. According to the Cranerts, the musical tells the story of “how […]
Posted inOpinion
Letters to the editor 4/25/24
We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- FROM COUNTY BOARD CHAIR Dean Olsen’s recent article on the nationally recognized consultant’s analysis of an expansion to the BOS Center incisively covered a complex subject (“Making downtown Springfield more marketable,” April 11). The subsequent […]
Posted inTurning Points
Harold L. “Lee” Milner Feb 25, 1946 – April 17, 2024
Harold L. “Lee” Milner, 78, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 25, 1946, in Breese, Illinois, the son of Shirley and Dorena (Burkett) Milner. Lee married Cynthia Young on November 30, 1974 in Springfield. Lee graduated from Bridgeport High School in Lawrence County. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communications […]
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Editor’s note 3/28/24
When it comes to working for change, it’s always hard to decide whether to go small or large, simple or systemic. We face the starfish dilemma; we can’t save them all so we save one by one. Which is fine, if we don’t spend so much time throwing starfish back in the sea that we […]
