by On Springfield | Jan 18, 2013 | On Springfield
I’ve been waiting all week for City Council President Jimmy Ferrera to announce committee assignments for the new year. Presumably, city councilors have been, too. But looks like we’ll have to wait a bit longer. Ferrera, who was sworn in to his second...
by On Springfield | Jan 23, 2013 | On Springfield
The big news of the week: supporters of Charles Wilhite are celebrating today, after a jury found him not guilty of the 2008 murder of Alberto Rodriguez. Wilhite and a co-defendant, Angel Hernandez, had been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death in...
by On Springfield | Jan 25, 2013 | On Springfield
If you haven’t yet made it to the winter farmers’ market—well, why haven’t you? But fear not; it’s not too late to get in on the action: the market, which is held the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at Forest Park’s Old...
by On Springfield | Jan 29, 2013 | On Springfield
If a casino does come to Springfield—and the enthusiasm of casino backers notwithstanding, it is still a matter of if—what does the community want from the company? That’s the question on the table at two upcoming meetings. This evening, at 5 p.m.,...
by On Springfield | Jan 30, 2013 | On Springfield
In the little more than two years since its founding, Springfield No One Leaves/Nadie Se Mude has become an important voice in the city, organizing protests at foreclosed homes; advocating for struggling residents about to lose their homes and the neighborhoods that...
