Eric Reiss knows the cars by heart, right down to the license plate numbers. Where, he wonders, is the gold Toyota today? “A wonderful little girl drives it,” says Reiss, who lives at the intersection of Monroe and Adelia streets, a stone’s throw from Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, which is both a blessing and a […]
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Mayor Houston withdraws a controversial nomination
A short-lived nomination to a once-forgotten city commission has prompted concerns about Springfield Mayor Mike Houston’s vetting process for city posts. Houston on Saturday withdrew his nomination of former police chief Kirk Robinson to serve on the city’s Community Police Review Commission. Robinson resigned as chief of the department in 1993 after allegations of sexual […]
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Aldermanic candidates quizzed for answers to community problems
Doris Turner says that 65 percent of the people within the Third Ward do not have sidewalks, something she hopes to change if elected to the alderman post in the April 5 election. Infrastructure and public safety were only a few of the hot-button issues that gained traction at the Citywide Aldermanic Forum March 3. […]
