december 12
- Springfield historians vs. Bill O'Reilly
- First Illinois governor to do time was known as 'Mr. Clean'
- John Kass: Where have you gone, Lisa Madigan?
- Illinois prepaid tuition program stops new contracts
- Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon 'pretty proud' of sewing skills
- Proposal to make Chicago a state shows Illinois divide
- State prison warden transferred after disability probe
- Sun-Times: A smart reform right now: fund judicial elections
- Chicago Tribune: Taxpayers get soaked by layers and layers of government
- House committee votes to restore pensions to two union lobbyists
- Follow-up file: Charge against Roodhouse clerk downgraded
- Health-care community comes together to help uninsured
- Future of Carl Sandburg's home is unclear
- Thieves take air out of Christmas
- Santa takes requests during return to familiar location
- Springfield fire chief lobbying for new vehicles
- Lab tests concerning you? Here's what it might mean
- How to dress for your winter outdoor exercising
- 3-vehicle accident snarls traffic on Jefferson near Bruns
- Investigation continues into weekend house fire in Hillsboro
- Oil leaks into sewer system
- Tiniest babies are growing up healthy despite odds
- $20 million awarded for Arch grounds upgrade
- Prep Scoops: Carnduff, Morris named all-state in soccer
- Special Olympics Illinois Area 17 to host Polar Plunge in March
- Agent: Former Cub Aramis Ramirez signs with Brewers
- Glenwood High School names Titans of the Week
- IHSA board votes to loosen basketball uniform rules
- Man shot in hand
- Accident puts two in hospital
- Vehicle rear-ended on South Grand
- Tips sought on convenience store robberies
- Letter: Familiar territory for Coulter
- AP investigation: PSU culture explained away Sandusky
- Bad economy? Farmers have one of best years ever
- Backlash for Lowe's as ads pulled from Muslim show
- Boys Hoops: Sangamon Valley takes Macon County by Storm
- Junior Blues record victory No. 501
- Vehicles' windows damaged at garage
- Letter: Where will threats end?
- Illini improve to 10-0 with yawner win over Coppin State
- Beckman's appearance highlights Illini yawner
- ADHD drugs safe for adults' hearts, research finds
- Unknown driver may have caused crash
- For the record: Dec. 12
- Letter: A tool to help fight crime
- Letter: Remember how we got here
- Cheers & Jeers: Great to see Boys & Girls Club rebound
- Springfield ranks second in holiday cheer
- Caught in the act
- Beckman, Koenning to meet Monday
- Peter Chianca: The only GOP candidates guide you’ll ever need
- Granlund cartoon: Dover AFB scandal
- Chris Gill: Finally, red meat in the NASCAR offseason
- Kevin Frisch: How Freckles saved Christmas
- Weekly Health Page: Holiday Health
- Health Watch: Winter workouts
- This week: Jerry Sandusky in court for hearing on child abuse
- Diamond Dirt: Tim McCarver is not a Hall of Famer
- Noomi Rapace impresses in 'Sherlock Holmes'
- NFL Quick Shots: Prevent defense is reason Bears got Tebowed
- The Gadget Graveyard of 2011
- Google Laptops: One Year Later
- Intel Lowers Revenue Forecast
- Xbox Live Users Must Cede Legal Rights
- What to watch: Paris Jackson lands feature film role
- Wayne L. Westcott: Performing the perfect pushup
- Sander A. Diamond: The future of the U.S. Postal Service
- Get Reel: Iconic film images make an impact
- In Good Faith: Rescuing Christmas from the mall
- Biggest news of 2011
- This week: Jerry Sandusky in court for hearing on child abuse
- In Good Faith: Rescuing Christmas from the mall
- Liccar cartoon: Occupiers during down time
- Costa Living: 'Storage Wars' captures our undivided attention
- Beckman to meet with Koenning Monday
- Morning Minutes: Dec. 12
- On Computers: Laptop vs. tablet: It depends on how you work
- Weekly Auto page: Find an 'old timer' organization and support it
- Jay Taft: ‘What just happened’ to the Bears?
- Bears report card
- Silvio Calabi: OMG, it’s a plug-in!
- Talking Cars: Blue, orange or purple?
- Greg Zyla: Presidential cars and The Henry Ford Museum
- Auto Bits: Cleaning up the mystery of vehicle title washing
- 3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Dec. 12
- Big Business Could Fund 19 Million Jobs
- Holiday Tipping: What You Need to Know
- Mac App Store Crosses 100M Downloads
- E-Retailers Pop Up Outside Cyber Space
- Universities Join Start-Up Fray
- Sensata Shares Down on Lower Outlook
- Semi Stocks Slump on Intel Forecast
- AMD May Lower Guidance: Analysts
- Health Watch: Winter workouts
- Diamond Dirt: Albert Pujols lied
- Jeff Vrabel: Check for snakes in your Christmas tree
- Bears notebook: Barber shines, then stumbles late
- No. 24 Illini beat Coppin State
- Loretta LaRoche: Let’s be realistic about how we look
- Rick Holmes: Elizabeth Warren and those running against her
- Liccar cartoon: Wall Street Occupiers of Christmas present
- Friend-in-Deed: Many recipients have no budget for Christmas