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Illinois Residents Want Seized Land Backnew
City of Springfield officials have revived a controversial project to create a lake, which pushed dozens of families from their land. Environmentalists want the land to be used as a preserve; former landowners want their property returned.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
05-09-2005 |
Politics
Gay Legislator Is Out but Not Downnew
Never again will Rep. Larry McKeon apologize for telling the truth. The Illinois legislature’s first and only open gay says he’s tired of the hypocrites he serves with -- and he’s ready
to name names. Again.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
03-25-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Chicago Democrat, hypocrisy
Lee Enterprises Becomes Major Media Forcenew
Lee Enterprises' acquisition of St. Louis-based Pulitzer Inc. makes it a significant player in Illinois.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
02-05-2005 |
Media
Illinois's Anti-Discrimination Law Could Lead to Other Rightsnew
Lawmakers who passed the landmark bill were careful to distinguish between sanctioning gay marriage and protecting basic civil rights, but some gay-rights activists see the new law as a first step.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
01-28-2005 |
LGBT
Illinois Makes History With Gay-Rights Legislationnew
The lame-duck legislature of blue-state Illinois approved landmark legislation protecting gays from discrimination. The bill was signed into law Jan. 21.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
01-24-2005 |
LGBT
Left-Wing Coalition Tries to Hit Sinclair in Pocketbooknew
The group, led by Media Matters for America, has launched a national letter-writing campaign to Sinclair Broadcast Group's advertisers that charges the company with misusing the public airwaves.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
01-10-2005 |
Media
The Axmannew
Illinois' Democratic governor, Rod Blagojevich, gets slammed by labor for deep cuts in state employment. Illinois now ranks second-to-last in the nation in per capita state employment.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
11-30-2004 |
Politics
Federal Investigators Search for Answers to Plant Explosionnew
More than seven months after the fatal explosion at Formosa Plastics Corp. in Illiopolis, Ill., federal investigators have finally gained access to the
long-restricted area of the chemical plant where the incident occurred.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
11-05-2004 |
Environment
Illinois's Rising Sonnew
Barack Obama, who becomes the Senate's only African-American member and one of its most progressive, started on the road to Capitol Hill by opposing the U.S. invasion of Iraq. On Tuesday, he trounced his Republican challenger, Alan Keyes, winning more than 70 percent of the vote in Illinois.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
11-05-2004 |
Politics
Peace Activist Warns Students to Be Afraid...Very Afraidnew
Anti-nuke crusader Helen Caldicott tells Illinois Wesleyan University students that they live in a dangerous area, with a nuclear-power plant just 24 miles away.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
10-18-2004 |
Environment
Fate of Illinois's Natural Resources Increasingly Falls on Volunteersnew
An environmental group has released what is widely being hailed as the most comprehensive inventory of natural areas ever compiled in central Illinois. The group's efforts come at a time when the administration of Gov. Rod Blagojevich is hacking away at the state's conservation efforts.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
10-08-2004 |
Environment
Candace Gingrich Addresses Keyes, Cheneynew
Gingrich is the half-sister of former Republican U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. As a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay and lesbian political organization, she's embarking on a get-out-the-vote campaign for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
09-10-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Labor Day: Remembering the Stugglenew
Illinois remembers the working-class heroes who fought for the eight-hour day, the Workers Compensation Act and the law requiring children to finish elementary school before going to work.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
09-02-2004 |
Business & Labor
Illinois Social Services Brace for Homeless Increasenew
Springfield's social service providers are bracing
themselves for what they predict will be a significant spike in the area's homeless population this winter. But for some agencies the crisis is already at hand.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
08-26-2004 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Can GOP Chairwoman Weather Spate of Scandals?new
With Alan Keyes as her party's nominee for the U.S. Senate, beleaguered Illinois Republican Party chairwoman Judy Baar Topinka just wants this election fiasco to be over.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
08-26-2004 |
Politics
