Vol. 33, No. 6
Peace train
Springfield a key stop in nonviolence campaign
By Amanda Robert
Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
Governors allies are also critical of new healthcare proposal
By R. L. Nave
Prairie wildfire
Neighbors oppose sanctuary plans, but discussions continue
CENSORED!
The top 10 big stories the U.S. news media missed in the past year.
By Amanda Witherell
Sticking to their guns
Stronger laws sought
Get on the bus
Its your last chance to weigh in on future evening bus routes
Pedal Power
Why aren't more of us commuting on two wheels?
By Jeanne Townsend Handy
Chasing ACES
Illinois incorporates first-ever energy standards into rate relief, but are they garbage?
Old iron
Farmers relieve the 50s in Rantoul
By Cindy Ladage
The oddest budget ever
Political revenge seemed to drive the governors vetoes
By Rich Miller
Life in Iraq
Our occupation is making life intolerable
By Jim Hightower
Made in America
Labor woes in China can be blamed on greed here
Looking for lessons in a drought
Southern Illinois has been so dry, it makes you think
By Fletcher Farrar
Letters to the Editor
Send a salami to your boy in the Army
If you ever had an MRE, youd understand why
By Julianne Glatz
Springfields Indian night
Sample the delicacies of India at annual fundraiser
Tastes like okra
A unique produce phenomenon that offers culinary versatility
By Kim ODonnel
Beer cake!
Make a luscious chocolate cake with Guinness
Time to upgrade turfgrass
A few tips to help you get your lawn in shape this fall
By Jennifer Fishburn
Healthy school lunches
Get students to eat right by giving them organic food
Enjoy winter squash
Most varieties will benefit from a brief curing process
Perils of washing
Wastewater loaded with harmful synthetic chemicals
Starting over
Veteran Ursuline teacher finds a new home at Springfield High
By Dusty Rhodes
The way to Contention
3:10 to Yuma showcases compelling performances by Bale and Crowe
By Chuck Koplinski
Foul Balls
Pingpong starts strong, but peters out at the end
People's poetry
Jacqueline Jackson presents
People's Poetry
By Jacqueline Jackson
Labor Day pains
Will there be a Redneck-American Booth at the Ethnic Festival?
By Tom Irwin
The Funny Bone is no joke
Comedy club marks nine years of bringing the finest jokesters here
Power to the pumpkin people
After outcry, Morton punkin-chuckin contest to continue after all
On the road again
Hop in the car and make music your destination
By Marissa Monson
Fall Guide 2007
Your guide to everything fall in and around Springfield
Resting places
Cemeteries are islands of tranquility to reconnect with nature and the past
Fall Guide 2007 Calendar
Heres our quick guide to our favorite fall celebrations, festivals, and events in Springfield and Illinois. Look for additional information in weekly editions of Illinois Times.
A maze to amaze
Godfrey still is the best place to get lost in the corn, but there are worthy contenders
Leaves are ch-ch-changin'
Look up and take in the sights of the season
Erin, Nathan & Chico
@ Broadgauge
Sat., April 20, 7-9:30 p.m.
Man arrested by FBI owns property with an Illinois state trooper
By Dean Olsen
Lights out for Olde Towne Apartments
By Scott Reeder
Helping the Homeless. My journey and my blessing.
By Julie L Benson
Additional raids on Asian massage parlors