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Let me start off by saying, the thought of writing this 700-word piece somewhat scares me. Yep, that is right, it scares me. Both our...

Renovations are underway at the Lincoln Development Center in Lincoln. State officials say after being closed for nearly a decade, the future Illinois Youth Center...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is accepting applications for this years DCFS Scholarship Program. The scholarships allow "youth to concentrate on their studies and prepare for their futures without the stress of worrying about how they are going to pay for school," Illinois DCFS acting director Marc D. Smith said in a news release. The scholarship provides colleges with tuition and academic fee waivers on behalf of students for up to five consecutive years. Awardees als...

We confess ourselves confused. How can Ward 3 Ald./state Sen. Doris "Huey Long" Turner hold two offices at the same time? After being picked to...

Being able to reap the rewards of a successful garden takes planning and an organic garden even more so. While temperatures this week are in...

The Tangents, Tiffany Riech and Casey Cantrall, are making music this Valentines Day weekend. Bonjour, my music friends, and welcome to the year when Mardi Gras nearly coincides with Valentines Day. We are celebrating in a somewhat different fashion in 2021, but things are looking up. There is hope at the end of the tunnel, as a friend prone to beautifully mixing metaphors said the other day. Even with some loosening up happening in the live musi...

Sponsors pledge to pass legislation before end of session

Steamed buns Its time to celebrate the Lunar New Year and 2021 is the Year of the Ox. In Asian communities around the world, families come together and celebrate over food. Though I dont have Asian roots, I love Asian cuisine, and though were not holding big family gatherings during the pandemic, I still like to celebrate. This year my tiny Lunar New Year celebration will be centered around Taiwanese steamed buns known as Gua Bao. These bread-l...

Pfeiffer a luminous ex-pat If there were ever a film that succeeds thanks to the charismatic turn of its lead performer, it’s Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit, an adaptation of Patrick DeWitt’s novel that rests firmly on Michelle Pfeiffer’s shoulders. It goes without saying that she’s more than capable of bearing this load as a New York socialite who, having run out of money, flees to France to live in a friend’s vacant apartment, her son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) in tow. It’s a delight...

Gannett, parent company of the State Journal-Register, got good news this week with refinancing of a loan used to close a 2019 deal that created...