AltWeeklies Wire
Keeping It Real: Mbanna Kantako is still on the airnew

Mbanna Kantako has run a pirate radio station in Springfield for nearly 30 years. He hasn't let The Man shut him down, and although his influence has faded, he hasn't lost an ounce of the biting criticism that once made him a fixture in the politics of this city.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
05-02-2013 |
Culture
Art, Bikes and Rock ’n’ Rollnew

Rock musician. Fine artist. Cycling champion. If lifelong Springfield resident Jeff Williams does not qualify as a genuine renaissance man, he’ll have to do until one comes along. In addition, these disparate areas of interest have built on each other throughout a 30-year career, in often unexpected ways.
Illinois Times |
Scott Faingold |
08-23-2012 |
Culture
A New Outlooknew
UIS undergrad gives the greatest gift -- her time.
Illinois Times |
Amanda Robert |
12-06-2007 |
Culture
Spend it Like Beckomnew
Larry Beckom's found a way to give back: helping guys like him.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
05-04-2007 |
Culture