AltWeeklies Wire
Where Illinois' Sidewalks Endnew
Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama blew into Springfield to outline all the money the city's getting from the new federal transportation bill, but none of that pork will fix the streets in poor, black neighborhoods.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
08-17-2005 |
Politics
City of Springfield Drops Conservative Psychologistnew
Candidates for Springfield police and firefighter jobs will no longer be screened by Dr. Michael Campion. Illinois Times reported last summer that the psychologist leads the conservative group Illinois Family Institute.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-23-2005 |
Politics
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
Easy, Churchies: No Need to Make Way for Gaysnew
In their aggrieved reaction to the passage of a gay-rights law in Illinois, those on the religious right have zeroed in on one key argument: a claim that churches and religious institutions will now be forced by the government to hire gays and lesbians. They're wrong.
Illinois Times |
Rich Miller |
02-11-2005 |
Politics
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
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
Springfield Considers Hometown Advantagenew
The City of Springfield, Ill., is thinking of reinstating a residency requirement for public employees.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-08-2004 |
Politics
Prof's Study: Speaking Skills Don't Determine Political Successnew
After carefully studying the speeches of the nation's 43 presidents, Allan Metcalf has learned that it's possible for a commander in chief to routinely mangle the language -- and still succeed.
Illinois Times |
Cinda Klickna |
09-23-2004 |
Politics
Council Presses City for Employees' Race and Sex Statsnew
The Springfield City Council pressed for an answer to a question contained in a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Illinois Times. That question: What are the race and sex statistics for city employees?
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-10-2004 |
Politics
What Is the City of Springfield Hiding?new
Unlike other Illinois cities, Springfield officials refuse to release data on the racial and sex breakdown of city employees.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
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
Keyes to Victory? The Illinois GOP Banks on Blusternew
Illinois Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Maryland export Alan Keyes, has a history of failed campaigns based on extreme right-wing rhetoric -- but he's somehow managed to escape intense media scrutiny.
Illinois Times |
John K. Wilson |
08-12-2004 |
Politics
Ralph Nader Sues to Get on Illinois Ballotnew
The independent candidate is challenging the constitutionality of Illinois election law in federal court. His lawsuit contends that Illinois' definition of a qualified voter "imposes significant burdens" on his campaign's First Amendment rights.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
The Big Show in Bostonnew
Onstage, the only word less spoken by the conventioneers than "Kerry" is "Iraq." The two really big elephants in the room aren't Republicans but a profound ambivalence about the "presumed nominee" and the fact that we are still involved in an occupation about which no one wanted to talk.
Illinois Times |
Gale Walden |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
