AltWeeklies Wire
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
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
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
Dominican Sister Mourns Bombing of Cathedral in Iraqnew
Last December, Sister Beth Murphy attended a service in the cathedral that a car bombs reduced to rubble on Aug. 1. She has sent a message pleading for a new approach to the conflict to hundreds of leaders of the Dominican order.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
08-05-2004 |
International
