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Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Best of Midwest Comedy Showcase, Mason City Limits Comedy Club, Mason City, central Illinois, Chicago, St. Louis, Comedy Central, The Tonight Show, Late Night with Dave Letterman, HBO, Conan, The Bob and T, IT Picks

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Neo-Surrealism: Third Eye Exhibit, Pharmacy member artists, Wendy Allen, Bill Crook, Jim Edgecomb, Felicia Olin, Diane Schleyhahn, Jeff Williams, Peoria-based installation artist Jessica Bingham, Project 1, IT Picks

Tags: Film, Chuck Koplinski, Illinois Times, film, movies, Sisters, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Universal Pictures, director Jason Moore, Saturday Night Live alum Paula Pell, siblings Kate and Maura Ellis, Madison Davenport, James Brolin, Dia, Film - Chuck Koplinski

Tags: Music Features, Tom Irwin, Now Playing, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, central Illinois, holiday spirit, holiday season, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Chris Knight, Chicago, Tom “Dooley” Woolsey, Tony Berkman, “Dance Off”, Christmas tunes, Katy Perry, Mil, Music - Tom Irwin

Tags: Band Spotlight, Tom Irwin, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, Lowder & Manning, Jaigh Lowder, Jill Manning, Next Time Around, Dave Leonatti, Nightsounds, WUIS, Coast to Coast AM, George Noory, New Year’s Eve, First Night Springfield, Barrel Head, Hill Prairie Wine, Band Spotlight

Tags: Poetry, Jacqueline Jackie Jackson, Springfield, Illinois Times, poetry, poem, Christmas, Christmas lullaby, my mother, my oldest sister, first Christmas, baby, Bethlehem manger, little Lord Jesus was born, sleep, Mary, Poetry

Tags: Politics, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Springfield, Illinois Times, Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign, OODA Loops, Gov. Quinn, Rep. John Bradley, Rauner’s Turnaround Agenda, House Speaker Michael Madigan, City Club of Chicago luncheon, Chris Robling, Illinois Republica, Politics - Rich Miller

Tags: Commentary, Jim Hightower, Common Sense, Illinois Times, Springfield, Exxon, climate change, corporate interests, fossil fuel contaminants, global climate, carbon dioxide release from the burning of fossil fuels, James Black, Roger Cohen, Earth’s climate, rainfall, National - Jim Hightower

Tags: Food Features, British desserts, Christmas, custard sauce, desserts that include infusions of alcohol, Food columnists, Häage, Illinois Times, Julianne Glatz, liquor-plumped fruit, puddings, raspberry purée, spirited holiday desserts, Springfield, sweet stuff, trifles

Tags: Politics, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Springfield, Illinois Times, Chicago Police Department, Laquan McDonald, police officer, cop, Chicago’s mayoral election, Chicago City Council, Department of Children and Family Services, Freedom of Information Act, Cook County, Politics - Rich Miller

Tags: Poetry, Jacqueline Jackie Jackson, Springfield, Illinois Times, poetry, poem, daughter demi, small pleasures, small treats, Wisconsin, popcorn, lola and kevin’s pool, ice cream cones, little kids, Poetry

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Memorial Medical Center’s Festival of Trees, central Illinois, Memorial’s Festival of Trees, community improvement, trees, wreaths, swags, Candy Cane Express Train, gingerbread village, “little elves, IT Picks

Tags: Film, Chuck Koplinski, Illinois Times, film, movies, Brooklyn, John Crowley, Colm Toibin’s 2009, novel-to-film adaptation, 1950’s America, Irish immigrant experience, Francois Seguin, Eilis, Saoirse Ronan, Rose, Fiona Glascott, Father Food, Jim Broadbent, N, Film - Chuck Koplinski

Tags: Band Spotlight, Tom Irwin, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, Band Spotlight, Rock Band award, “Best of Springfield” poll for 2015, “Best of” category, central Illinois, J Bird Geech, Peter Geech, Majeeda Geech, Marc Geech, Buster Geech, Joker Geech, Kerry G, Band Spotlight

Tags: Politics, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Springfield, Illinois Times, political columns, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, House Democrats, Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan, Illinois, House Republicans, Democratic Senate President John Cullerton, Rep., Politics - Rich Miller

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Barb Olson, John Knopfle, Sandy Baksys, The Aloe of Evening, On the Rez, A Century of Lithuanians in Springfield, First Presbyterian Church, IT Picks

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, William Yelverton, Prize Winner, Guitar Foundation of America International Competition, Harpsichord Music on Guitar, Guitar Review, Soundboard Magazine, United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Milán, Dowl, IT Picks

Tags: Music Features, Tom Irwin, Now Playing, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, central Illinois, November, Raoul Brotherman, Hose, Jacksonville, Levitt AMP, Marina V, Mary Lemanksi, Chicago, Black Sheep Café, drummer Andy Trello, bassist Harold Bertolis, Immaculate Rej, Music - Tom Irwin

Tags: Band Spotlight, Tom Irwin, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, Band Spotlight, Enamel, Bar None, Kevin Wasmer, Sam Ganci, Nick Beal, Tyler Landess, Hush, Dysfunctional Family, Jason Ritter, Camron Yates, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, YouTube, Wayland, Castle Theater, Bloomin, Band Spotlight

Tags: Commentary, Jim Hightower, Common Sense, Illinois Times, Springfield, “democratic” election process, Big Money, Supreme Court, 2010 Citizens United, free speech, Republican presidential hopefuls, taxes, Social Security, Bloomberg Politics, corporate super PACs, National - Jim Hightower

Tags: Politics, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Springfield, Illinois Times, political columns, Gov. Bruce Rauner, Turnaround Agenda, Meals on Wheels, prevailing wage, Anderson Economic Group, Illinois Policy Institute, the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois C, Politics - Rich Miller

Tags: Poetry, Jacqueline Jackie Jackson, Springfield, Illinois Times, poetry, poem, u.s. poet laureate, daffodil, flower, hollyhocks, dolly gowns, bumble bees, blooms, Poetry

Tags: Commentary, Jim Hightower, Common Sense, Illinois Times, Springfield, Capitol dome, Republican congressional caucus, House Speaker John Boehner, Republicans, Speaker Boehner, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Benghazi hearings, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clin, National - Jim Hightower

Tags: Politics, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Springfield, Illinois Times, political columns, Gov. Bruce Rauner, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, southern Illinoisans, Rauner’s approval rating, Chicago, former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, Turnaround Agenda, House Speaker, Politics - Rich Miller

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Halloween party, Halloween Family Carnival, Hoogland Kids, Teens and Juniors, Elsa and Anna’s bowling, Madhatter’s cakewalk, Minons-themed Kerplunk, Hoogland Center for the Arts, Young Artist Fund, Hoo, IT Picks