Chatham News

The dog days have arrived in Chatham. The village board of the central Illinois community has taken up problem dog leavings, and the town's police are targeting an errant bulldog.

I received an e-mail last week from Jacob Shane, better known to central Illinois music fans as Jake Shane, the young blues picker who represented the Illinois Central Blues Club at the 2007 International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

Bud Light and WTAX want to give you the Ultimate All-Star Giveaway that includes the trip of a lifetime to the MLB All-Star Game, Home Run Derby and more in St.

Bud Light and WTAX want to give you the Ultimate All-Star Giveaway that includes the trip of a lifetime to the MLB All-Star Game, Home Run Derby and more in St.

Two-dozen activists parked Segways in the back of the courtroom where U.S. District Judge George Presnell is considering whether to approve the settlement between Disney and three visitors who were prohibited from bringing the vehicles into the theme parks.

If ever there was any doubt that during the past few years, Indian American kids have come to virtually own the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee competition, it was erased with a vengeance on Thursday morning when of the 11 championship finalists, seven or more than 60 percent were Indian Americans, belonging to a minority population that is ...

PHOTOBY CECIL WITHROW As the summer sun emerges and time-consumers like Lost and Dancing with the Stars end , the capital city's trails and parks come alive with walkers, joggers and bikers.

While it may not be a pot of gold, a lone tree sits at the end of a rainbow in Pawnee after storm... Photo 1 of 17 A American white pelican cruises just above the surface of Thompson Lake at The Nature Conservanc... Photo 2 of 17 A redbud petal rests in the middle of a white flowering dogwood blossom at Lincoln Memorial Garde... Photo 3 of 17 A sea ...

Bill Derks has been around for a lot of Sangamon County track meets, and he has watched the evolution of the sport as well as the county competition.

Sangamon County sheriff's investigators have completed their investigation into a Chatham traffic stop in which an officer fired shots at a vehicle last month.

During the first and fourth quarters of the school year, sitting near the western-most pond of Washington Park was my usual spot on Saturdays.

Has the city forgotten about the central core of Springfield, including the MacArthur Boulevard and South Grand East corridors? PHOTOBY R.L. NAVE For anyone who thought that the federal stimulus plan would be manna for the needs of city and state governments, think again.

Scout master Bob Schmidt of Chatham Troop 97 lights a lantern at Lincoln's New Salem State Histor... Photo 1 of 8 Adam Smith of Chatham Troop 97 starts a fire with a magnesium block while earning his wilderness ... Photo 2 of 8 Pawnee troop 73 prepare their campsite at Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site Friday, April 2... Photo 3 of 8 Scout ...

On any given weekend, in countless bars throughout Springfield, you can hear people playing rock 'n' roll or country music.

A Springfield man has been arrested and a Chatham police officer remains on administrative leave while authorities investigate the officer's decision to fire on a fleeing vehicle after a Friday evening traffic stop.

A Chatham police officer fired shots at a car that was attempting to escape a traffic stop Friday.

Glenwood's Alyssa Esperum fields a ground ball during action against Lanphier in Chatham Ill, Apr... Photo 1 of 8 Glenwood's #11 tags out Lanphier's Rachael Blasko at second base during action in Chatham Ill, Ap... Photo 2 of 8 Glenwood's Alyssa Esperum has to stretch out to pull in the throw to first to get the out against... Photo 3 of 8 ...

Saturday afternoon plan a two-hour visit to the Chatham library to meet and hear local artists Chris Britt, Louisa Boshardy , George Atkisson, Bob Dixon, Jeff Garland and Michael Dunbar speak about their artwork showcased at the opening of the library's new civic art collection, Promise in Vision.

There is still a market for homes built "on spec," local contractors and builders say.

THE YEAR is 2009. It is time for villages in and adjacent to Springfield to stop the antiquated practice of burning leaves instead of having them collected or using a lawn mower to mulch them.