Illinois Times | FeaturesSpringfield, Ill. source for Events, Music, News, Restaurants, Listings, Arts and Visitors Guide..Pick your pleasure Soak up the season while harvesting berries and apples- August 28, 2008 Many days, Mother Nature locks you indoors and keeps you there with her sweltering heat or bone-chilling cold, soul-sapping humidity or ear-warping wind, rain, snow, sleet, thunder, lightning or hail. This time of year, though, she seems to lay down her weapons and... By Dusty Rhodes.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8309 Remembering Everett Dirksen Pekins Dirksen Center celebrates a colorful character- August 28, 2008 The colorful and raspy-voiced U. S. Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen died in 1969, but his memory lives on at the Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin, near Peoria. This is a research center, but a museum, too. The first thing that catches one's eye is Sen. Everett Dirksen's desk f... By Linda Hughes.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8303 Autumn amusement Abes Corn Maze and other corny festivals- August 28, 2008 If you're looking to get into the maze craze this fall, we have great news — Springfield will host its very own 10-acre corn creation. If that's not enough, it's even cut into the shape of Abraham Lincoln's face to tie in the capital city's Bicentennial celebrat... By Amanda Robert.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8296 Visit Postville, where Lincoln argued cases Courthouse replica offers a feel for 19th century justice- August 28, 2008 Despite local opposition, in 1929 Henry Ford bought and dismantled the courthouse in Postville and had it set up again at his Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Mich. The courthouse became more valuable to the community when they learned they were going to lose it, says Shirl... By Linda Hughes.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8310 Fall Guide Calendar Hundreds of fall activities across Central Illinois- August 28, 2008 Read more here.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8321 Haunted hot spots From R-Rated Springfield to the Haunted Dead Walk and Terror on the Square- August 28, 2008 No kids allowed. It's a strict requirement of Garret Moffett's new October tour, "R-Rated Springfield." "If you enjoy TV shows like 'The Sopranos,' then you will enjoy this," says Moffett, the owner of Springfield Walks. "It'll be fairly mature subject matter &mdas... By Amanda Robert.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8307 Fall... in love You dont have to be alone this winter- August 28, 2008 By now, your summer fling is either nearing an end, you're thinking about taking the relationship to the next level, or the thought of spending the holiday season alone is depressing the heck out of you. Luckily, Springfield and central Illinois host an array of autumn... By R. L. Nave.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8301 Fall classics College football matchups are just a few hours away and help a good cause- August 28, 2008 While there is no shortage of great prep gridiron action or NFL team spirit in Springfield, the capital city's offering of college football leaves something to be desired. Sure, Urbana-Champaign and Memorial Stadium are a quick jaunt, but after last year's trip to the... By R. L. Nave.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8292 Deep in debt Illinois students struggle to repay loans- August 21, 2008 Read more here By Amanda Robert.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8192 Case studies: How they dealt with debt- August 21, 2008 Thanks to StudentLoanJustice.org, a national grassroots advocacy organization and political action committee, students from all over have banded together to speak out about the sticky student loan situation. Two central Illinois members share their stories: A local biolo... By Amanda Robert.http://www.illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=8202 |