AltWeeklies Wire
Buffet Killer. Qu'est-Ce Que C'est?new
Las Vegas has the reputation for buffets, but Springfield, Ill., delivers, with more than a dozen restaurants that offer the chance to eat yourself to death.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
11-11-2005 |
Food+Drink
Bringing the Wordnew
One of Springfield, Illinois's most successful artistic ventures is a monthly spoken-word event known as Expressions in the Dark. It draws crowds and performers from all over the region.
Illinois Times |
Marissa Monson |
11-03-2005 |
Performance
The Good, the Bad and the Expensivenew
Illinois State Police officers don't complain as much about a few bad cops as they do about the hierarchy that has let them all skate.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-28-2005 |
Commentary
Practice Cat and Sidekick Catnew
Experiences with two very different cats
teach a beleaguered owner that every successful relationship requires compromise.
Illinois Times |
Doug Bybee |
10-14-2005 |
Commentary
Jockey Phenomenon Bounces Back From Bad Breaknew
Seventeen-year-old Kyle Kaenel, who broke his neck in Phoenix, Ariz., is back on the track and winning.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
10-14-2005 |
Sports
Tags: Arizona, Horses, Illinois, Chicago, break neck, Lindy McDaniel, Pinckneyville, ponies, pony, rookie jock
Solving Chief Illiniweknew
One writer suggests a way to solve the problem of the University of Illinois' Native American mascot.
Illinois Times |
Doug Bybee Sr. |
08-22-2005 |
Commentary
Finding Hope in Summer Readingnew
Reading about cities reveals the good that is in them, and shows how they solve their problems through the leadership of those who decide what personal role to play.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
08-17-2005 |
Commentary
You Can't 'Nuke' Global Warmingnew
New studies add evidence that nuclear power
causes more problems than it solves. One of them is the health risks caused by even low-level doses of radiation.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
07-15-2005 |
Commentary
Lift the Travel Ban on Cubanew
Congress should lift the long-outmoded embargo, including the travel ban and
trade restrictions, and welcome the Cuban people and their government on
their own terms.
Illinois Times |
Diane Hughes |
05-27-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Miami Cubans, Witness for Peace
Illinois Needs a Day to Honor Jane Addamsnew
Some eighth-graders are petitioning the state to honor the founder of Chicago's Hull House, who is known as the "mother of modern social work."
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-27-2005 |
Commentary
The Prosecution Complexnew
Illinois has more than its share of individuals who have been wrongfully convicted and given long prison sentences or the death penalty. But prosecutors and cops still haven't learned from their mistakes.
Illinois Times |
Larry Golden |
05-23-2005 |
Commentary
'Midwesterner' Represents a State of Mindnew
A transplant from Texas to Illinois watches her sons morph into Midwesterners and ponders on what that means.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-06-2005 |
Commentary
Why Is Illinois So Stingy to Its Oldsters?new
Medicaid reimbursements to Illinois nursing homes rank 47th in the nation. Nonprofit nursing homes are especially hard hit -- and they’re protesting the governor’s refusal to address this problem.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
04-22-2005 |
Commentary
Architecture Critic Whacks New Lincoln Museumnew
Chicago Tribune critic Blair Kamin described the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum as a "mawkish indoor theme park," but he apparently failed to notice the exhibits that engulfed, enlightened and enchanted this visitor.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-15-2005 |
Art
Tags: Disneyfied
Time to Speak Out Against Nuclear Powernew
People concerned about a safe environment and a sane energy future should speak in opposition to the construction of a second nuclear power plant in Clinton, Ill.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
04-15-2005 |
Commentary
