The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Jan. 19 was named in a federal class-action lawsuit on behalf of children in state care who have been held in juvenile detention centers after a judge ordered their release. Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert is a plaintiff in the 32-page lawsuit in the Northern […]
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Emergency workers face murder charges
Family members of a 35-year-old Springfield man who died in December say they were glad two emergency medical service workers were charged with his murder after the pair allegedly put the man face-down on a stretcher and applied straps so tightly that he suffocated. “They were professionally trained to avoid situations like that,” Aaron Cutler, […]
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Republicans are feeling blue
On a night when Democrats held off a potential “red wave” at the national level, a Springfield Democrat won a seat in Congress and the capital city’s first Black state senator defeated her Republican challenger, despite attack ads calling her a corrupt liar. Results of the Nov. 8 general election also saw a Democratic challenger […]
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Gone with the wind
One of the planet’s most valuable collections of Abraham Lincoln artifacts has left the building, according to officials at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The artifacts, which include such relics as a pair of bloody gloves that Lincoln wore to Ford’s Theater and a cipher book that the Great Emancipator used as a […]
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Breaking a career-best performance, Audrey soothes the soul, Funny Pages takes risks
Boyega dominates Breaking John Boyega gives a career-best performance in Abi Damaris Corbin’s Breaking, a fact-based hostage drama that puts the plight of neglected veterans in the spotlight. As former Marine Brian Brown-Easley, a wounded warrior, the actor keeps us riveted throughout as his character is pushed to the breaking point due to indifference from […]
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A need for more nurses
A section of the former Shop ‘n Save grocery store on Springfield’s north end will be used to train Illinois State University nursing students beginning in August 2023. Almost 10,000 square feet of the property at 200 North Grand Ave. W. will be renovated through a partnership between Memorial Health and the Mennonite College of […]
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Third time’s the charm?
The second unsuccessful attempt by a New York-based developer to win zoning approval for a proposed $25 million renovation of Springfield’s Wyndham City Centre hotel into market-rate apartments and hotel rooms doesn’t necessarily mean the project is dead. Mayor Jim Langfelder said the developer, David Mitchell of GoodHomes, submitted a new proposal after the City […]
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Wyndham’s future up in the air
It is uncertain whether or how long the downtown Wyndham City Centre will remain a hotel after the Springfield City Council rejected a proposed zoning variance July 19 to convert most of the 30-story building’s 400-plus hotel rooms into market-rate apartments. The building’s current owner, Al Rajabi of San Antonio, Texas, and David Mitchell, spokesman […]
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CEO of HSHS Illinois Division resigns after three months
The president and chief executive officer of Hospital Sisters Health System’s Illinois division has resigned after less than three months on the job. HSHS spokeswoman Johanna Moll confirmed the resignation of Joseph J. Mullany in response to an inquiry from Illinois Times. Moll didn’t answer follow-up questions, such as the reason for Mullany’s resignation from […]
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Mary Miller trumps Rodney Davis
Three days after former president Donald Trump stumped for her in Illinois, U.S. Rep. Mary Miller won the GOP nomination in the 15th Congressional District, defeating fellow incumbent U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis. With 83% of the estimated vote counted, Miller had 57.5% of the vote to Davis’ 42.5%. It was a resounding victory for the […]
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Trump tries to tip the scales
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, former President Donald Trump was taking credit – and endorsing candidates. The 45th president of the United States was campaigning for U.S. Rep. Mary Miller who is running against U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis in the Republican primary. The incumbent-on-incumbent line up is a result […]
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Inmates wait for mental health treatment
The Sangamon County state’s attorney wants the Illinois Department of Human Services declared in contempt of court because of months-long delays by DHS in accepting jail inmates who need mental health treatment before they can stand trial. Department officials say the COVID-19 pandemic is to blame for an “unprecedented backlog” of about 150 people sitting […]
