What a long, strange case it’s been
As Election Day neared, Reid found himself in the courtroom of U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mary Gorman. And things have not gone well since for him and other attorneys involved in a case to determine ownership of Station House, a bar run by Bandy.

Media burdens run two ways
Our representative democracy depends on journalists doing their jobs. Why? Because it’s essential that citizens get the solid, accurate and fair information they need to make good judgments about politicians and policy decisions.

Goons in Gucci
Today the bands of nouveau corporate royalists are determined to take back those middle-class gains of yesteryear.

LETTERS
None of these media have done anything other than reprint a kind of infomercial serving to solicit sympathetic funding to help the foundation cover the remaining outstanding debt, sans accountability.

Blue Wave Illinois
To stay within campaign finance contribution limit laws, a million bucks will be transferred to the Rock Island County Democratic Party, which is run by Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association Chairman Doug House. Chairman House appears to be playing a key role in this new “Blue Wave” organization.

Trying to bypass federal tax restrictions
Created as the Illinois Education Excellence Fund, the bill would offer a 90 percent credit for taxpayers who contribute towards a local government, county or school district’s charitable fund.

THE BEST MUSEUM
Fossils? Fuhgedaboudit. Picasso? Please. The best museum in Illinois isn’t up north. Rather, voters in a recent online election chose the Abraham Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield as the best museum in the, well, Land of Lincoln, besting such Windy City institutions as the Field Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago.

A BRAKE ON GOLDEN PARACHUTES
We’ll confess that we sometimes don’t know what to make of the Chicagobased Better Government Association. On the one hand, they’re in favor, as the name implies, of better government, which is a good thing. On the other hand, one person’s example of better government is another person’s Mosquito Abatement and Mayfly Treatment Commission.

Tiny insects, big annoyance
Buffalo gnats are back. This time of year in central Illinois, many people are experiencing large red welts around their face and neck as a result of bites from these insects. Commonly called buffalo gnats, these annoying insects are part of the Simuliidae family of black flies.

No pills for you!
Garland was riding his Yamaha motorcycle on Stanford Avenue in 1978 when he was struck by a Buick, suffering severe injuries to his left arm. The prognosis was poor, and four years after the wreck, surgeons amputated Garland’s arm above his elbow to help ease excruciating pain.

Muni’s season of high-spirited fun
Founded in 1950, the Springfield Muni Opera has been in its current location at 815 E. Lake Shore Dr. since 1965.

Mostarda a must
Last Saturday at the farmers market, I was attempting to make my way back to my car and head home, arms sore and tired from toting around an overflowing market basket and a hot and stroppy five-year-old. I ran into Michael Higgins, an old friend who is the chef and owner of Maldaner’s Restaurant in downtown Springfield.

Terminal true to its name
Today’s movie lovers live in a golden age whether they realize it or not. While the quality of what appears on screen is questionable at times, never before have there been more films being made or more different ways to see them.

Giving wine, music and more
The dominant music happening this weekend is, of course, the Legacy of Giving Festival surrounding the Old State Capitol area on Friday evening and continuing on Saturday from noon to midnight.

PUB CRAWL
Legacy of Giving Music Festival, 6:30- 7:30pm.

BAND SPOTLIGHT | Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires
These hard-hittin’, fire-spittin’, go-gittin’ cool cats come from Birmingham, Alabama, on a mission from the land of the Deep South to set the record straight on Southern ways and means.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS | SOHO’s successful successor
The Legacy of Giving Music Festival, a two-day charitable festival that donated more than $23,000 in proceeds to local charities in 2017, will once again offer Springfield the opportunity to enjoy more than 60 local, regional and national music acts...

THE CALENDAR
and more. little-flower.org. Little Flower School, 900 Stevenson Dr., 529-4511..

THEATER & COMEDY | Civil War theater
For someone who wasn’t around during the Civil War, playwright John Woodruff must know it pretty well. Of course, it helps to have family members who fought in that conflict. That’s part of the inspiration for Drummer Girl: A Civil War Journey,.

CHILDREN’S CORNER | Fishing with SPD’s finest
Children ages 5-13 are invited to enjoy a morning of fishing alongside members of the Springfield Police Department on Sunday, June 3, at Southwind Park in Springfield. Registration will take place from 9-9:15 a.m., and fishing instruction will begin at 9:30 a.