Canton Daily Ledger
SPRINGFIELD With the potential for the first major storm this winter fast approaching, the Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public to visit and bookmark GettingAroundIllinois.com for continually updated information on road conditions.
“Weather conditions can change quickly and whether you’re driving a short distance or several miles, Getting Around Illinois is a great resource to keep you updated on winter road conditions throughout the state,” said Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. “Before you travel, always ask yourself: Is this trip really necessary? The safest decision you can make during inclement weather always is to stay home.”
After 30 years at the
State Journal-Register, political columnist and reporter Bernard Schoenburg accepted a buyout and left the paper on Dec. 1. He began his journalism career at
The Pantagraph in Bloomington and also worked at the Associated Press before coming to Springfield, where he became one of the state s best-known political writers. Following is an interview with Schoenburg that has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
Q: Tell me about Jethro Tull. A: This helped get me into journalism. I never imagined myself in this profession when I was, for example, in high school. There was this big push back in the late 60s, early 70s, for science – I thought I would be a science person. I had to declare a major after a year and a half (at University of Illinois). I just picked a major without really knowing what it was, which was public relations. Once I got into a public relations course, there were things about it I didn t like. One of the courses I
Pritzker fighting to keep political hiring reports under wraps
Pritzker fighting to keep political hiring reports under wraps The lawyers who over 50 years ago started the fight against political patronage in Springfield and Chicago are arguing Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration is not ready to lose federal oversight of hiring. Efforts to hide hiring records prove that point, they said.
Gov. J.B. Prizker is in federal court asking to be relieved of federal oversight on hiring, but the attorneys who started the fight against political patronage in 1969 are saying Pritzker’s effort to block access to hiring reports proves it’s too soon to retire the watchdog.
So-called horrible human tragedies will continue until drivers slow down and pay attention, or face real consequences for their actions, Charlie Smyth writes.