Work is under way on the reconstruction of two long-gone residences in the Lincoln Home neighborhood, a project that caps Richard Lusardi’s tenure as superintendent of the national historic site. The rebuilding of the Burch and Carrigan homes, which sat closest to the Lincoln residence, is expected to give visitors a better sense of the […]
Linda Hughes
Springfield writer Linda Hughes is a regular contributor.
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Getting organized
Leaders of area small towns are bracing for a flurry of union activity because of a new law that makes it easier for government workers to organize. Signed last month by Gov. Rod Blagojevich and effective on June 1, the new law allows government units or departments with five or more workers to seek union […]
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Nun sense
Just a few miles west of Springfield, on a farm graced with rolling hills and a creek, Sister Sharon Zayac is working hard on relationships. She’s getting to know the ways of vegetables. She’s mastering the subtleties of manure. She’s learning the proclivities of llamas, those unusual camel-like mammals from South America. It’s all part […]
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Speaking for the trees
Environmentalists worry that a portion of a rare red-pine forest near Interstate 55, south of Springfield, will be removed to make way for a new water treatment plant. They’ve gathered thousands of signatures in opposition to the plan, which is slated for final action next week. The City of Litchfield’s consultant identified the city-owned property […]
