University of Illinois Springfield – Sangamon Auditorium presents Listen to the River, Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m., as part of the UIS Kitchen Sink Series in the UIS Studio Theatre. The performance is a collaboration between the Chicago-based woodwind quintet Fifth House Ensemble and the Department of Environmental Studies at UIS and the Therkildsen […]
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Heavenly humor
Direct from a record-breaking 19-year run in Chicago, the hit comedy Late Nite Catechism will be presented at The Legacy Theatre the weekend of April 13 and 20. Written by Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan and starring Mary Zentmeyer of Chicago, the show appeals to audiences of any faith. Sister teaches an adult catechism class to […]
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Coal ash lawsuit could increase CWLP costs
An Illinois environmental group is one of 11 plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit seeking a new evaluation of coal ash – a controversial byproduct of coal energy that they say should be considered a hazardous waste. If the lawsuit prevails, it could significantly increase costs for Springfield City Water, Light and Power. Champaign-based Prairie Rivers […]
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Getting kids ready for kindergarten
The beginning stages of a plan to improve education in Sangamon County are already showing promise, according to an upcoming report from the Sangamon County Continuum of Learning. The Continuum is working to implement pre-kindergarten screening county-wide, along with a handful of other projects aimed at preparing children for school. It’s just the first step […]
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Indoor display
Enjoy a juried invitational fine art show in an indoor environment, free from the elements, in the Orr Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Here at one of central Illinois’ first spring fine art shows you’ll find a casual setup like no other in the capital city. Thirty-five Midwest artists display their metal sculptures, watercolors, […]
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Literary eats
It’s free to enter and free to sample the entries. Lincoln Land Community College Library invites you to participate in its Edible Book Festival. Create your best book or book-related item out of food. Use your imagination and make a cake or sandwich or sushi or cheese display and give it a fitting name, such […]
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Impressionistic colorings
Watercolor exhibit “Around Each Corner – Expressions in Color,” by Illinois artist Bret Steinhaus opened at Robert Morris Gallery this week. Friday, April 6, 5-7 p.m. is the opening reception. Steinhaus will be in attendance. The artist’s watercolors capture the ambiance, vistas and details of cityscapes, landscapes and portraits. He has evolved from a realist […]
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Premiere weekend
The Route 66 Drive-In opens for the season this weekend with four shows playing on both Friday, April 6, and Saturday, April 7. Hunger Games (PG 13) and The Lorax (PG) show at 8 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. respectively. Safe House (R) and Big Miracle (PG) start at 10:40 p.m. and 9:55 p.m. See more […]
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Civil union adoption fight gets heated
More than nine months after Illinois’ civil union law took effect, state lawmakers are still arguing over what it means. That’s because of a controversial measure to exempt religious adoption agencies from the law. Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, sponsors Senate Bill 2495, which would allow a religious adoption agency to not place children in a […]
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All aboard
I suppose the question to the Springfield City Council ought to be phrased this way: If they come, will you build it? “It” is a multimodal transit center, a nice plan for which was unveiled in February by Downtown Springfield, Inc. and the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission [See the Feb. 23 IT cover story, […]
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Hardscrabble sounds
Virginia country-folk duo, Doug and Telisha Williams, play at the Hoogland Center for the Arts Saturday, Mar. 31. This WUIS Bedrock 66 Live concert proves to be a memorable mix of the plight of Blue Ridge Mountain folk and the struggle of main street America. The pair has opened for the likes of Lucinda Williams, […]
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10-year prison sentence for hit-and-run driver
He was left to die in a pool of his own blood “like roadkill.” That’s how Sangamon County Circuit Judge Leo Zappa described the death of Danny Dapron Jr., a 30-year-old cyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident on Aug. 8, 2010. Zappa sentenced the driver, Ursula Jones, 23, of Springfield, to 10 years in prison […]
