Tom DeVore temporarily loses law license over inappropriate client relationship
The Illinois Supreme Court has ordered former Illinois attorney general Republican nominee Tom DeVore’s law license suspended for 60 days, following a yearslong public feud involving his client-turned-girlfriend and the state’s attorney discipline board. The court’s order affirms a recommendation this spring by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, which found “clear and convincing evidence” that DeVore’s…
Pritzker directs agencies to limit spending in response to Trump’s economic policies
Illinois agencies must identify spending reductions and create reserves in their budgets to prepare for an economic downturn, according to an executive order issued Tuesday by Gov. JB Pritzker. Pritzker said the order is designed to combat federal policies by the Trump administration that are likely to increase costs on the state and put pressure on the…
Illinois to issue its own vaccine guidelines
Illinois is among a growing list of states that are issuing their own vaccine guidelines that could supersede those of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order this month directing the Illinois Department of Public Health to work with other state agencies to develop vaccine guidelines. Specifically, Pritzker’s directive…
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…
Dr. Jerry Kruse announces retirement from SIU School of Medicine
Dr. Jerry Kruse, dean and provost of Springfield-based Southern Illinois University School of Medicine for the past nine years, plans to retire in summer 2026. Kruse, 72, a family physician and member of the medical school’s faculty for more than 40 years, announced his retirement to the SIU Board of Trustees at its meeting Sept.…
Recovery
My friend Annette’s sons, playing pirate, many years ago, buried all the jewelry in her jewelry box in the backyard. Years later, contrite, the now much older pirates dug and dug but never unearthed the buried treasure. I have just heard from Annette that last fall when she was planting tulips she had dug up…
Prepare your yard and garden for fall
It’s a great time of year in the circle of garden life. Autumn in the garden. Cool weather crops. Final summer harvest. A few weeks to tuck in the garden for winter before the spring seed catalogs arrive. Here’s what area gardeners are doing this fall, what they recommend to start a new garden and…
