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’TIS THE SEASON FOR SHOPPING ‘LOCAL FIRST’
This week the Capital Area Independent Business Alliance launches its second annual SHOP LOCAL FIRST HOLIDAY SWEEP- STAKES. More than half of the 200-plus businesses that belong to the alliance are participating in the six-week “register to win” campaign.

THREE STRIKES AND YOU’RE IN
I have no idea what the American Dream means to the 63 persons from 25 nations who were welcomed into the fraternity of the free and the brave in October ceremonies at the Old Capitol.

THE DISUNITING OF AMERICA
In recent years, the insidious love of mammon (in the form of greed and excess) has not merely been tolerated in our country, but celebrated and even exalted into official public policy, marring our economy with dangerous inequality and injustice. The reigning ethos of those at the apex of our nation’s wealth pyramid is that too much is not enough.

LETTERS
I would like to add my voice to those who are bidding a sad farewell to the Trout Lily Cafe. I know of no other place that has served the community the way this unique cafe has. It provided us with so much more than food and drink.

’TIS THE SEASON FOR SHOPPING ‘LOCAL
Abe’s Southside Café (two fresh dining options on South Sixth). Casa Real is a new player on the north end. Twist n Swirlz brought yogurt to the west side, American Harvest Eatery (where every meal has “local” written all over it) and Bows & Britches, a family friendly resale shop.

ANOTHER BIG COMPANY THREATENS TO LEAVE
Duffy has been under intense pressure all year from Wall Street to reduce expenses. State taxes are listed as expenses on corporate books, so Duffy has been publicly fuming about his company’s $150 million a year state tax burden since corporate tax rates were increased.

OLD MAIN
That’s the assessment from the city of Springfield, which shut down Fifth Street in downtown last week after a 10inch water main burst, heaving the street that cracked open from curb to curb, with water shooting upward through the fault like an upside-down waterfall.

CITY PLANS TO TEST GRAVEL PITS
Houston, who supports the creation of a second lake to serve as a backup water supply, said the city is moving forward with testing at the behest of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, which must issue permits for a new lake.

HY-VEE LOVE FEST
Although folks are sometimes prone to show up if they hate a development proposal and stay home if they’re satisfied, Ward 7 Ald. Joe McMenamin, who represents the area, said he’s expecting a crowd.

CONTROVERSIAL DETECTIVE RETURNS TO POLICE WORK
Noll successfully defended Larry Washington against felony drug charges, which were dropped in 2007. Washington walked after a test by Illinois State Police showed no cocaine on plastic bags that Carpenter and his then-partner said contained drug residue.

HOW DID JADE AND HER BABY DIE?
Marc Fagan, Ostermeier’s boyfriend, was wild – Springfield police recognize him on sight, according to police reports memorializing investigations for such crimes as assault and gun possession.

HOW DID JADE AND HER BABY DIE?
“I could have sworn Susan Boone told me that she was going to do an x-ray,” Rowden says. “But then I found out she didn’t, and that made me mad. So I called her back and she said that she could examine the internal organs more thoroughly by hand than by doing it with x-ray.

HOW DID JADE AND HER BABY DIE?
Firefighters searched the home upon arrival and found nothing but smoke and fire. About 20 minutes after arriving, firefighters searched again. This time they discovered tragedy, with Ostermeier dead in a bedroom where the blaze began and Alexis in another room, lying in a bassinet.

HOW DID JADE AND HER BABY DIE?
The front door was locked when firefighters arrived after receiving the 911 call shortly before 2 p.m., but the back door was open, according to a fire department report. Marc told investigators that he and Jade never used the back door and kept it locked.

HOW DID JADE AND HER BABY DIE?
Eric pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon, obstructing justice and vandalism. He went to prison, but he didn’t change his ways. He was out the following year and charged with armed robbery – police files show that two sisters fingered him as a suspect in a series of 2007 drugstore holdups.

HOW DID JADE AND HER BABY DIE?
“I found out that since she was 17 and pregnant, she was legally emancipated – I couldn’t do anything about it,” Rowden says. “We were getting along, but of course, we were fighting over the whole school issue. … She was 17, wanted to run all the time.”.

HOLIDAY CALENDAR
Check out our Holiday Calendar each week until January for holiday events and activities. Events are subject to last minute changes, so we suggest phoning prior to attending. Send your holiday events one week or more in advance to calendar@illinoistimes.

SIX STRESS-FREE TIPS FOR HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING
Find a place in your home (a cupboard, closet, or a few shelves) where you can collect basic elements to help you pull together a great celebration, even at the last minute. Think platters and large serving bowls for a start, often on sale before the season.

COOL DISH, NO ICE CREAM MAKER REQUIRED
Growing up in the Midwest, there wasn’t a holiday that didn’t get a little merrier courtesy of a scoop of homemade ice cream. Aside from the Cool Whip-topped pumpkin variety, there wasn’t a pie baked in the twelve-month cycle that didn’t receive the hand-cranked a la mode treatment.

THE PHARMACY OFFERS A UNIQUE PRESCRIPTION FOR LOCAL ART
“We want this to be a nice opening like you’d find in New York or up in Chicago,” enthuses local artist Andrew Woolbright, describing the debut exhibit this Friday (11.11.11) of The Pharmacy, a collective studio and gallery for Springfield artists. “Café Andiamo is going to cater the entire event, and there’s going to be wine.

ACORN-PLANTING DAY AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL GARDEN
If one acorn can create a thousand forests, Springfield’s Harriet Knudson had enough acorns in 1936 for a million forests. “There were so many that I had to put them out on the back porch. There wasn’t room for them in any space in the house, really,” she said in her 1965 oral history, archived at the University of Illinois Springfield.

THANKSGIVING IS FOR VEGETARIANS, TOO
But what about vegetarians, especially when they’re celebrating the holiday with omnivores like me? Since they usually can’t make it home for a short weekend, my vegetarian daughter, Anne, and son-in-law, Ben, frequently host Thanksgiving dinners in.

MURPHY AND CREW DELIVER IN TOWER HEIST
The caper movie is one of Hollywood’s most durable genres. If done right, it provides audiences with not only thrills but a vicarious rush as we witness a group of mismatched crooks connive their way to instant riches. The best in recent years, Ocean’s Eleven, The Italian Job.

FROM RHODES TO FULKS
We students of the area music scene often talk around town of the wonderful dilemma actually occurring in Springfield. This strange quandary forces live music goers to make a distinct and difficult choice in entertainment opportunities. This Friday is one of those evenings.

BAND SPOTLIGHT | BOBBY CONN
Based out of Chicago, Bobby Conn considers music to be a vehicle for entertainment and puts on a wild and woolly show to prove it. Along with this valuable contribution to stage antics, he backs it up with really, really good music.

PUB CRAWL

PUB CRAWL

NATURE | DEVINE FIBER-BEARER
The public, especially families, are invited to the Springfield Riverside Alpacafest Nov. 12-13 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. All weekend you can watch the competitive show as over 150 alpacas from Illinois and surrounding states are judged. See and pet an alpaca and visit with the folks raising them.

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Nov 15, 7:30pm, Instrumental and vocal old-time and folk music from central Illinois multiinstrumental artist, Dale Evans..

VETERANS DAY | GIVING BACK
Here’s something you can do to show your support for veterans this year on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Fifth Street Renaissance is holding a collection at the construction site of their new shelter. The 16-bed facility will offer transitional, independent living for homeless and disabled veterans.

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THEATER | COLORFUL MUSICAL
Elizabeth Eckert and Matthew Vala (pictured) take the lead in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

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HOLIDAY | CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS
Best Christmas music artist of all time with 27 million albums sold, platinum-selling Mannheim Steamroller opens up the holiday season in Springfield with a November concert at Sangamon Auditorium, UIS.

PUBLIC NOTICES
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: LEONARD R “BUD” MCTAGGART, Deceased. No.2011-P-565 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of LEONARD R. “BUD” MCTAGGART of Divernon, Sangamon County, Illinois.

PUBLIC NOTICES
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES, ex rel TORINA FENDERSON, Petitioner vs JAMES HICKMAN, Respondents. No. 11-F-191 P.A. No. C01524990 NOTICE TO PRESUMED FATHER IN THE MATTER OF NOTICE TO Leonard Swope PRESUMED FATHER: You have been identified as the presumed father of Laila R.

NEWS QUIRKS
A witness observed a boy who appeared to be breaking into a pickup truck in Port Charlotte, Fla. When confronted, the suspect fled, but as he did, the witness told Charlotte County sheriff’s deputies, his shorts fell down, revealing red boxer undershorts.

THE ADVICE GODDESS
I’m in a great relationship of seven months. My boyfriend and I never get sick of each other. We respect each other and are there for each other, and we talk very openly, even when we’re upset. His ex-girlfriend is part of our group of friends. She is thin and very pretty.