Upon Further Review

Upon Further Review

Putting the state back in the grandstand

Next year, let's think Illinois

by Bruce Rushton

Is there anything more subjective than music? One person's Ernest Tubb is, well, another person's Ernest Tubb...

Former Springfield resident Adrian Belew.

  • No mask? Call the cops.

    By Bruce Rushton

    No mask? Call the cops.

  • Play ball!

    By Bruce Rushton

    Miami Marlins outfielder Matt Joyce.

  • When is the n-word not so bad?

    By Bruce Rushton

  • Michael-angelo Madigan

    By Bruce Rushton

    House Speaker Michael Madigan wants depictions of Stephen Douglas gone from the Capitol.

  • Shawn Gregory raw

    By Bruce Rushton

    Ward 2 Ald. Shawn Gregory kicks off a May 31 Black Lives Matter processional with a short speech.

  • Of crises and fireworks

    By Bruce Rushton

    Of crises and fireworks

  • Drug money

    By Bruce Rushton

    Drug money

  • Pillsbury redux

    By Bruce Rushton

    Joseph Chernis, Jr.

  • Con air

    By Bruce Rushton

    Chase Brown

  • Silent night

    By Bruce Rushton

    Hours after protesters departed, candles lit in memory of George Floyd outside Springfield police headquarters burned strong as dawn approached.

  • Masked hatred

    By Bruce Rushton

    Counter protestors were rare outside the convention center last week.

  • Party time at ALPLM

    By Bruce Rushton

    Party time at ALPLM
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It was estimated several thousand people participated in the May 31 BLM procession which had drivers go along a route by the county building and jail and into the city's segregated east side.

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