Carlinville-based dairy producer Prairie Farms will no longer supply milk under Wal-Mart’s Great Value brand, but Prairie Farms chief executive officer Ed Mullins says the company will certainly survive, even if it has to make a few cuts. Prairie Farms has provided dairy products to Wal-Mart for more than 20 years, Mullins says, and Wal-Mart […]
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Getting bigger, going green
As St. John’s Hospital is preparing to renovate its downtown campus, the 135-year-old Springfield institution is paying special attention to minimizing the project’s environmental footprint and maximizing local economic benefits. On March 31, hospital officials announced a $162 million proposal to demolish certain old structures on the hospital’s campus and replace them with more modern […]
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Halfwits at it again
When I decided to get my health and fitness in order, I took up running because it was the easiest way to make a change – easier than improving my diet, that is. Since then, I’ve come a long way, and one group in Springfield has helped me achieve something I thought impossible. The Half […]
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Rock out for a cause
The Second Annual Central Illinois Foodbank Benefit Concert with The Station AXA Advisors and Planet Playground Records are proud to present the Second Annual Central Illinois Food Bank Benefit Concert Friday November 27th at the Hoogland Center for the Arts at 420 S. 6th St. in Springfield. This year’s musical lineup includes The Station – […]
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Soileau’s Dirty Rice
Dirty Rice is a Cajun classic. If you’re fond of chicken livers, you’ll love this dish. The livers are essential for truly authentic Dirty Rice, however I have seen versions that substitute finely ground hamburger for some or all of the livers. 1 pound chicken livers, rinsed and drained pound smoked sausage, ground or very […]
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Everybody’s weird at The Rocky Horror Show
I admit that I watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show a few times growing up, mostly to learn the dance steps to the Time Warp to fit in at the high school Halloween Dance… so I turned the movie off after that song. Had I kept watching, I would have learned the rest of the […]
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Touching wind and wood
Tuesday holds your chance to experience the voice and instrumental wonders of two-time Grammy, and seven-time Native American Music award, winner musician Bill Miller who performs at Lincoln Land Community College. Besides a folk and bluegrass singer/songwriter, Miller excels as a Native American flute master, guitarist and humanitarian ambassador. Bill MillerTuesday, Nov. 311:30am Student Union, […]
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Soileau’s Chili
5-7 quart pot 2 lbs. 80/20 lean ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced Entire package Soileau’s Chili Seasoning 2 8oz. cans tomato sauce 16 oz. water (add more if needed) 1 can cooked black beans, or beans of your choice (optional) 2 Tbsp. olive oil 2 Tbsp. butter Melt butter in […]
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Springfield joins global action for climate change
Glaciers that provide drinking water for hundreds of millions of people are disappearing more rapidly than originally predicted. According to the United Nations, 325 million people are already affected by drought, disease, floods, loss of livestock, decline of fish stock and loss of agricultural productivity. Ninety-eight per cent of the people who will be most […]
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Capitol coal plant exceeds pollution limits
The state Capitol’s steam plant exceeded limits on some pollutants in 2007 from its coal-burning boilers, and it may still be polluting too much. Located on Klein Street north of the Capitol, the Capitol Complex Power Plant burns coal, oil and natural gas to heat and cool the Capitol complex. Despite its name, it does […]
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MOVE OVER ABE
“Beatle Bob” Bartel doesn’t like to be called a fanatic. However, the Springfield resident does like adding to the extensive collection of Beatles memorabilia he and his wife Janice have amassed – around 5,000 pieces, he estimates. But the Bartels say they would like to do more with their artifacts.They are planning a museum dedicated […]
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UIS, the educational city
I complained here recently that the University of Illinois at Springfield’s recently adopted master plan will make the future UIS campus the kind of sprawly, inchoate, inefficient place that alert urban planners everywhere are abandoning. (“Stuck in the ’70s.” Sept. 3). How backward-looking, I wrote. In fact, this vision of the future UIS is not […]
