Sniffing Out Stories in Illinois' Capital City
Ward 2 Alderman Shawn Gregory took to Facebook with a simple request: ten men willing to donate an hour of their afternoon so that east side teenagers can walk home…
An Illinois appellate court has declared former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson’s remaining legal appeals moot, closing the books on the criminal case stemming from the shooting death of…
Ward 8 Alderwoman Erin Conley announced she won’t seek a third term on the Springfield City Council. She’ll finish her current term and then step aside. Officially, she cited personal…
Ward 6 Alderwoman Jennifer Notariano spent the end of August doing what every incumbent does when the next filing window starts to loom: hunting for signatures. The unusual part is…
Last week, after prosecutors announced a RICO case against alleged members of two Springfield gangs tied to six homicides, Springfield activist Reggie Guyton told the Illinois Times he was “saddened”…
Springfield, Illinois has no shortage of people who show up at City Council to lecture everyone about “community,” “accountability,” and “speaking truth to power.” Few do it with the same…
Springfield activists Tara Bergschneider and Aaron Berkowitz did everything the Democrat party trains people to do. They organized. They posted. They talked about “justice”. Then the Democratic activist mob in…
Springfield’s self-appointed savior Tiara Standage treated an active shots-fired investigation like her personal reality show on April 25, 2026—and the results were pure activist theater. Standage live-streamed from her front…
Springfield’s self-styled “community organizer” and failed political candidate John H. Keating is once again frequenting his old hangout, Sangamon County court, this time for a probation revocation hearing on September…
Local activist Kala McGuire, a regular presence at the endless “Justice for Sonya Massey” protests, decided September 19, 2025, was the perfect day to post photos of Luigi Mangione—the man…
Springfield’s resident theater actor-turned-activist-turned-Democratic County Board member Reggie Guyton is once again performing his favorite role: the perpetually aggrieved victim of an entire race. In a Facebook post shared Tuesday,…
In the wake of Karmelo Anthony’s swift conviction for the cold-blooded murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, and his sentencing to 35 years in prison last week, a predictable chorus of…
In the aftermath of Karmelo Anthony’s conviction for the brutal stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, Springfield’s finest collection of professional victims and social media warriors—Ken Pacha, Tiara Standage, Reggie…
Springfield City Council on May 19, 2026, approved an amended economic development contract with Dominic Watson’s nonprofit, The Springfield Project, handing over $125,000 for what critics are calling yet another…
Local Springfield activist and PURPLE Coalition media director Ken Pacha has delivered a masterclass in progressive hypocrisy. A phone call recording posted online by Joey Chernis captured Pacha unleashing a…