Letters to the Editor

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- ANOTHER PROJECT I enjoyed the story on the renovations at the Capitol (“Renovation revelations, Aug. 31). I would like to see just a small amount of money allocated from all of these changes directed […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- NOT A GOOD LOOK Why is Ryan McCrady speaking for the developers (“Delay in Scheels Sports Park groundbreaking,” Aug. 31)? Why is this just now being brought to the public when the developers have […]

VOLATILE WEATHER The bio identifying the author, Don Hanrahan, tells the reader all they need to know about this longtime opponent of Hunter Lake (“Say no to Hunter Lake,” Aug. 24). We’re currently facing volatile weather conditions nationwide like we’ve never seen, and it’s not out of the realm of possibilities we have a severe […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. ENTREPRENEUR OF ADDICTION The front cover for the Aug. 3 issue featured Chris Stone as an entrepreneur promoting alcohol, gambling, and now, cannabis (“Springfield’s cannabis entrepreneur”). This is the description of an entrepreneur of addiction. […]

BETTER OPTIONS Yes, we absolutely need to do better by our homeless population in Springfield. But why would city officials support deconstructing a historic, recently renovated, successful, affordable and downright amazing family-friendly bar and grill that generates tax revenue for the town to build homeless housing (“More housing for the homeless,” Aug. 3)? Ten percent […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- INSPIRATIONAL This article is inspiring (“Repurposing MacMurray Hall, July 20). I love the idea of teaching people how to use the fruits and vegetables that they are given. I tried to implement a similar […]

MAYBE YOU’RE THE PROBLEM I can’t believe there’s a nationwide fuss over literally nothing happening (“Transgender turmoil,” July 27). A teenage girl saw someone she thought looked masculine in the locker room, but masculine-looking women exist, not including trans women – athletes with muscles, butch lesbians, women with androgynous buildings. People lashing out against trans […]

CALM DOWN Concerning the recent contretemps at the local YMCA: the Wheelers first need to calm down and stop exploiting this situation for the instant celebrity status it brings them (“Firestorm of fear,” July 20). I can imagine how shocking it was for Abbigail to see what seemed to be a man in a safe […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- A CRITIQUE OF THE CRITIQUE It is the job of a reviewer to “call ’em like they see ’em.” We cannot, however, let this article, which uses its brief eight paragraphs to seemingly accuse […]

THE CRIME OF EXISTING About one month on, Rev. Eric Hansen now says he was talking about the case of 16-year-old Abbigail Wheeler, who will be speaking at a press conference sponsored by the right-wing Illinois Freedom Caucus, and thus claims vindication (“Spreading fear about transgender people,” June 8). But when you read the complaint […]

NO AUTHORITY I just read the article about Bishop Thomas Paprocki’s defense of the Ugandan government’s position on homosexuality (“Bishop Paprocki defends Ugandan government,” June 22). This article comes on the heels of the Illinois Attorney General’s report on sexual abuse in the church.  I am a lifelong Catholic, but when it comes to moral […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. —- HELP HABITAT Thanks for the great article describing our local Habitat for Humanity chapter (“Habitat helps families, one homebuyer at a time,” June 8). Habitat for Humanity – Sangamon County was started at First […]