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NC Mental Hope News (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
By SARAH ANTONACCI A federal jury will reconvene this morning to continue deliberating the case of a Springfield police officer accused in a civil suit of using excessive force in April 2002 against a mentally ill man. The family of Andrew Sallenger, who died at age 35 about 24 hours after struggling with three police officers in his Eastdale Avenue home, is asking the jury to find that one of
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
In most every other state that I have occasion to visit, newspaper coverage of state government surpasses that in Illinois.
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It's My Mind (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
From the State-JOURNAL REGISTER : Responding to Mayor Tim Davlin’s apology last week on behalf of the city regarding the riot, Rivers said it is time to move forward. “I … say to the mayor and to the citizens of Springfield, the NAACP standing here assembled, we’ve heard your apology. We know it took you a long time to get to it. We all know the political conspiracy that happened to make you do it....
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Media Blog (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
On Saturday night, Senator Obama said he changed his mind on welfare reform: The senator cited welfare reform as the most significant issue in the las... . . .
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
An Illinois medical society has issued an apology for denying membership to an African-American physician 80 years ago.The Sangamon County Medical Society says it is sorry for failing to grant Dr. Alonzo Kenniebrew's application for membership in 1929, The State JOURNAL-REGISTER newspaper in Springfield, Ill., reported Wednesday.The society's failure left Kenniebrew unable to treat patients at Springfield...
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Reflections of a Newsosaur (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
With the default last month of JOURNAL REGISTER Co., the Default-O-Matic now shows Tribune Co. as the publisher most likely to be unable to repay its debt in the future. The Default-O-Matic predicts a company’s risk of default by using ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, one of the three independent agencies hired by bond issuers to assess their ability to repay the money they borrow. Since
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Financial Services (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
First Data Reports Second Quarter 2008 Revenue Growth of 10%MarketWatch - 57 minutes agoFor the quarter, Financial Services generated revenue of $704 million, down 1% or down 4% excluding reimbursables and purchase accounting adjustments. …Xenos Reports Third Quarter Results FOXBusinessJOURNAL REGISTER Company Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results CNNMoney.comall 331 news articles
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BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
UPI - An Illinois city council is planning to vote next week on a resolution apologizing for a 1908 race riot that led to the formation of the NAACP. Springfield, Ill., Alderman Gail Simpson says she came up with the idea to sponsor a resolution during gatherings to commemorate the riot and promote racial harmony, The State [...]
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Obscure Store and Reading Room (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
And driving a 1989 Ford Bronco? Hmmmm.... (Springfield State JOURNAL-REGISTER)
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Peoria Pundit (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
Anyone catch the report in the Springfield JOURNAL-REGISTER about how Paul McCartney was spotted in Springfield at a Circle K gas station, driving a 1989 Ford Bronco. Hell, he posed for photographs. But I thought it was a lookalike, and the newspaper the victim of a pretty good prank. Apparently not: Former Beatle Paul McCartney and girlfriend Nancy [...]
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WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Ellen Goodman: Economy is equal opportunity in job-loss departmentThe State JOURNAL-REGISTER, IL - 48 minutes agoIt reflected the inner struggle of many mothers trying to balance work and home, boss and child, in the 24/7 work world. It even credited the second shift …
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ILLINOIZE (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Cross posted from ICPR 's blog, The Race is On : A couple of years ago, reports in the Tribune , Crain's , and the State JOURNAL REGISTER linked five bundled donations to Gov. Blagojevich's campaign with the All Kids health insurance program and the contract to manage it. New reports out today suggest that pattern may be repeating itself, this time in Florida. Today's news report indicates that WellCare...
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...My heart's in Accra (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
A couple of weeks back, I was wondering what functions “we” - which could mean “media geeks”, “people who care about JOURNALism” or “people who believe that informed citizens are important in a democracy” - should try to save from daily newspapers. This doesn’t neccesarily mean saving newspapers from fiscal collapse… though I have to [...]
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The Peoria Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
U. S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the “Train Cars Act” (S.3360) on Tuesday in the Senate. The State JOURNAL-REGISTER explains what the bill proposes: Durbin’s bill provides funding to encourage manufacturers currently supplying passenger rail cars overseas to open modern facilities here. And it provides a tax incentive for private domestic businesses to re-enter [...]
