Please join the family of Les Eastep at his headstone unveiling. This ceremony marks the completion of the first year of mourning in the Jewish faith. We will gather at Oak Ridge Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at 11 a.m. and meet at the cemetery gates on Monument Avenue. The gravesite will be marked […]
Illinois Times Staff
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letters to the editor
BE KIND Congratulations on your longevity and success (“50th anniversary special section,” Sept. 25). While Fletcher Farrar and I have political views that couldn’t be farther apart, I must say I appreciate so much his professionalism. When I see Fletcher in public, he is friendly and cordial. As we wade through trying times in political discourse, I am […]
Posted inTurning Points
Linda Kay Davis
Linda Kay Davis was born July 26, 1951, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Rev. William Morgan Davis and Martha Griffin Davis. Complications from Parkinson’s Disease led to her death on Sept. 6, 2025, in Springfield. Linda was a much older sister to three boys, and while the grownup Linda had a wide acquaintance from […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letters to the editor 10/2/25
MINIMUM WAGE AFFECTS MENTAL HEALTH Your otherwise excellent cover story, “Addressing children’s mental health,” (Sept. 11) states that the problems stem from “influence from a rapidly increasing number of technology and social media offerings in the past two decades.” That is indeed part of it, but it’s more like three or even four decades. I […]
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Norma L. “Sally” Young
Norma Lee “Sally” Young, 96, of Pawnee, Illinois, passed away on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at her home in Pawnee, surrounded by her loving family. Sally was born July 29, 1929, in Pawnee, the daughter of Jerry and Lillie B. Harrier Brawner. She married George T. Young on June 30, 1951, at Pawnee United Methodist […]
Posted inCommunity & Lifestyle
Demolition underway at former Pillsbury Mills site
Demolition of the 160-foot-tall smokestack at the former Pillsbury Mills site began Thursday morning after a team of workers spent the first part of the week assembling a crane with a 200-foot boom. The five-story Grocery Mix building will be the next to be demolished. Moving Pillsbury Forward, a nonprofit that was created to facilitate […]
Posted inFall Home & Garden
Fall Home & Garden Calendar
Illinois Product Farmers Market Third Thursday of every month, 3:30-7:30pm. Through Sep. 18. This market hosts a variety of producers, growers, bakers, artisans and local vendors as well as a food truck, live music and wine and beer choices. agr.illinois.gov. Illinois State Fairgrounds, The Shed, 801 Sangamon Ave. Old Capitol Farmers Market Wednesdays, Saturdays, 8:30am-12:30pm. […]
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Balloons to light up Southwind Park
As the sun sets, watch the park come alive with a breathtaking hot air balloon glow at dusk. Ten balloon pilots are scheduled to be at the event with their colorful crafts tethered to the ground the entire time. Besides the glowing balloons, the event will include food for purchase and free, beautiful park views. […]
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Meyers “Taco John” Everitt
It is with profound love and the deepest sense of loss that we announce the passing of baby Meyers “Taco John” Everitt. Meyers, named after his great-grandpa Ronald Meyers, was born on Nov. 27, 2024, in Springfield, Illinois, and left our world far too soon on Sept. 4, 2025, in the same loving community where […]
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Rockballet: Storytellers
Dive into a night of electrifying performances with Rockballet: Storytellers, featuring music by Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks. This is a high-energy fusion of classical dance and iconic rock music performed live by local group Downstate. Don’t miss this unique celebration of art and sound that brings together the energy of rock and the elegance […]
Posted inArts & Culture
The Golden Seed
This Liturgical Arts Festival program will be a dramatic performance with musical interludes. The theatrical component, from playwright and director James Compton Bockmier, features three figures from Springfield’s history. An in-character “trialogue” will take place among Susan Lawrence Dana (played by Arlene Cooney), Frank Lloyd Wright (Patrick Foster) and Vachel Lindsay (Keegan Otwell). The trio […]
