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. NEED A PLAN  Nine days. That’s how long it’s been since a city-owned water main put five feet of water in the basements on Monroe Street — and the businesses hit hardest still don’t have […]

PERSONAL CONNECTION As was mentioned, no one’s history is pretty (“Our history is not pretty,” Aug. 15). I am proud that Springfield is making an effort to take a hard look at this horrible moment. In some ways, it is woven into my family history. My grandparents helped hide some of the people who were […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. LIVED TO SEE IT Professional women’s baseball has been a long time coming (“Another league of their own,” July 30). I’m glad I can see it in my lifetime. It was a dream since I […]

POORLY MANAGED  I have been a certified arborist since the first year the certification law was passed decades ago. I have been actively volunteering since 1970 identifying and evaluating unique and old trees in Oak Ridge Cemetery and elsewhere in Illinois, starting with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. I have put plaques and QR […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. KEEP QUESTIONING Maybe people are starting to actually wake up and question their county and city boards and look into whether these are a boon or bust for their communities (“Future uncertain for data centers,” […]

GREAT PROGRAM This sounds like a terrific program to offer non-traditional skills and emotional/spiritual support to those who struggle with addiction (“Creating a recovery movement,” July 16). Many art-related skills can help reduce stress and anxiety, which would be another benefit to those participating. If the desk (in the photo) that Rev. Margaret Ann Jessup […]

DON’T SETTLE I hope the state and the city do not sell the Springfield taxpayers and the public short with their plan to turn over ownership of “the most developable block” in downtown Springfield (see “Mayor, state detail Y Block plans,” July 8). According to the article the city would hand ownership over to the […]

JUST SAY NO Sounds to me like most residents don’t want it (“Crowd reacts to Christian County data center plan,” June 25). Christian County Board, there’s your sign. Vote no on the damn thing and move on with other business. That’s the way it works. Eric PopeVia Facebook.com/illinoistimes HYPOCRISY  Corporations have a right to conduct […]

HE’S TRYING Someone trying their best to take care of themselves should be allowed by law (“Man fights city hall,” June 25). He owns the lot and obviously knows what he’s doing. If this isn’t OK with zoning, we need to change the zoning laws. The numbers of unhoused people continue to increase, and we […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. THANKS FOR PUBLICIZING  Thank you to Dilpreet Raju for his recent cover story on data centers and for his other reporting on this issue (“Divided over data centers,” June 25). I attended the April 7 […]

We welcome letters. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. We edit all letters. Send them to editor@illinoistimes.com. GREAT ASSET  Congratulations, Christian County. This will be awesome for all residents and businesses in the county and surrounding areas (“Area data center updates,” June 11). Don’t let out-of-town carpetbaggers come in and spread lies […]