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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: Community & Lifestyle, Amy Alkon, Advice Goddess, advice columns, California, Springfield, bad temper, verbal attack, fight-or-flight defense system, adrenaline, Braveheart, Monty Python movie, Scots, English, Mother Teresa, social psychologist C. Daniel Batson, emotional respo, Advice Goddess

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: Community & Lifestyle, Amy Alkon, Advice Goddess, advice columns, California, Springfield, new boyfriend, behaviors, habits, personality traits, psychologist Art Markman, Smart Change, love, Advice Goddess

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

Charlie Parker’s winning way to disguise English muffins

Tags: Opinion, Charlie Parker’s, diners, horseshoes, Illinois - James Krohe Jr, James Krohe Jr., Springfield

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

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Boo Crew Haunted House, Prairie Capital Convention Center, Bank of Springfield plaza, Friday the 13th, Zombieland, Boo Brew and View, Mechanicsburg, Neuhoff Media, IT Picks

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Halloween, Christopher Holman, First Presbyterian Church, Brombaugh Pipe Organ, Toccata in D-Minor, J.S. Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, César Franck, Illinois Symphony, lighting artist Stephen Tankersly, chor, IT Picks

Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Amy Alkon, Advice Goddess, advice columns, California, Springfield, men, emotions, feelings, developmental psychologist Joyce Benenson, Warriors and Worriers, personal vulnerabilities, psychologist Shelley Taylor, comforting your partner, Advice Goddess