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Tracking down a test
Many Springfield residents find COVID tests difficult to obtain
By Kenneth Lowe
Tags: News
Back to school with omicron
Students return to school amid a major COVID surge
Turning over a new leaf
Some Illinoisans are eligible to have old cannabis convictions expunged
Playwright, dancer, mentor in the arts
Selvarine Jones Jan. 26, 1960-Oct. 14, 2021
Tags: Remembering
First female lieutenant governor for Illinois
Corinne Wood May 28, 1954-May 18, 2021
Heavy traffic
Hoping to reduce accidents, city plans left turn lanes along MacArthur, Lawrence
Where does the next meal come from?
Lacking a coherent federal response, local entities step up to fight food insecurity
Meeting needs with micropantries
Bus driver shortages
A semester into in-person learning, it can still sometimes be a challenge to get kids to school
Ending cash bail
Local activists have joined a statewide movement to educate people about the new law
County approves major solar power project
Some raise concerns over speed of approval, use of farmland
City prepares to spend pandemic relief funding
Langfelder touts $34 million in federal relief as a "once-in-a-generation" investment
Former Benedictine campus slated for redevelopment
Open for the winter
The former Salvation Army building is once again a temporary overflow shelter
Help wanted
With many reluctant to apply for entry-level jobs, employers try to sweeten the deal
Confronting housing inequity
Springfield's Citizens Club speaks about the homeownership segregation
Survey reports more mental health struggles and less trust in police
Destined for demolition
City attempts to speed up its slow home demolition process
CWLP looks to solar
State energy bill lays out the end of coal
Council approves hotel tax hike
City to provide $30-$35 million in tax abatement to new sports complex
The imaginary, languishing lake
Plans for a recreational Hunter Lake face scrutiny
City approves one-year homeless shelter strategy
What to do about rent
Evictions continue in central Illinois, despite federal moratorium
Shelter delays
$1.2 million plan for homeless "overflow" center still unclear
Homeless in the heat
Surrounded by tents, cooling center awaits action by city and Salvation Army
Bubba Sparxxx, Dusty Leigh and Kid Ziggy
@ Danenberger Family Vineyards
Wed., Sept. 18, 7-10 p.m.
Seven finalists for Sangamon County Sheriff
By Scott Reeder
A deadly delay
By Beth Hundsdorfer
Police, protesters clash at demonstration
By Dean Olsen
Chicago mayor elevates controversial figure
By Rich Miller
