january 1
- Bernard Schoenburg: A few things we can hope for in 2012
- Rear seatbelt requirement among new laws for 2012
- Widows group counts on each other for support
- End of the world, no hell, death of bin Laden topped religion news
- A la carte: New Mexican restaurant to open at Second and Jefferson
- Social Security number no longer needed on court filings
- 2012 pivotal year for county Republicans, Democrats
- Fix it: Chatham Road potholes
- Dave Bakke revisits his columns from 2011
- Family-friendlier First Night goes on without the fireworks
- Payday loan limit having early impact, officials think
- Local, visiting fans join Bret Michaels to get their 'Rock On'
- Small storage shed burns in fire
- For the Record: Jan. 1
- Man allegedly threatens sister with hammer
- Letter: ‘A matter of ethics’ ... sigh
- Divorces
- Man arrested after allegedly cutting roommate with sword
- Police probe possible shooting, armed robbery
- Prep Spotlight: Walters tops 100 wins in wrestling
- New Start program helps aspiring CNAs
- Letter: Reminder of real cost of war
- Illinois players win bowl for Koenning, Zook, assistants
- Vehicles collide at Sixth Street, Capitol Avenue
- Birth announcements
- Springfieldians hoping to help reunite Liberian family
- Honoring elderly animals
- Powerball tickets doubling to $2
- Jr. Blues fire blanks in loss
- Springfield man hit by vehicle
- Letter: Opposite ends of spectrum
- Letter: An easy problem to solve
- Our Opinion: Awaiting a day when we’re not at war
- Purdue runs Illinois out of arena
- Illini's Brohm explains threat of boycott
- Illini defeat UCLA in Kraft Bowl to end 6-game skid
- Shayne Looper: The gift of seeing yourself and others differently
- Week in review: 2011 weather disasters
- Morning Minutes: Jan. 1
- BMW’s Isetta 250/300 ‘bubble car’
- What to watch: New Oprah show debuts