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In a ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Springfield, the Comcast Foundation made $10,000 donations to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Illinois Capital Region and Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois, to help them carry out their missions to help young people reach their potential.  Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Illinois Capital Region […]

 When last we checked in with the Grand Army of the Republic museum, it was cluttered, closed and at a crossroads. A curator with professional archival experience had replaced a caretaker, and there was much work to do organizing and reorganizing one of the city’s smallest but scrappiest museums, a place that has survived since […]

It’s official. As of this afternoon (Thursday), the Buzz Bomb Brewing Co. will, officially, be open for business. While Springfield’s newest craft brewery has been pouring suds for a month, the ribbon cutting, with chamber of commerce types and folks from Downtown Springfield, Inc., expected, is set for this afternoon at 4 p.m. No word […]

A nationwide demonstration calling for gun legislation reform will be held at the Lincoln statue in front of the State Capitol this Saturday, March 24, at noon. Begun by student survivors of the Feb. 14 shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the local event is part of a nationwide demonstration called “March for […]

On March 20, the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the accounting firm of Kerber, Eck & Braeckel, will present a seminar discussing implications of the recent federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for small and medium-sized businesses. While the focus will mainly be on business, personal applications of the new law will […]

This week’s screening of the French drama The Midwife brought the Springfield Art Association’s annual Molly Schlich Independent and International Film Series to a close for 2018. However, this coming Sunday, March 11, marks the debut of a new series from the SAA – three weeks of high-quality, family-oriented cinema. The new series kicks off […]

Mayor Jim Langfelder has relented. Wet Bar, a downtown bar that’s gotten a reputation for rowdy behavior, will get its 3 a.m. liquor license back, the mayor says. Langfelder in December revoked the 3 a.m. license for Wet Bar, saying that there have been too many fights, disturbances and other incidents requiring police. During a […]

Mayors across Illinois are calling on the General Assembly to pass a resolution that would put a referendum on the November 2018 ballot to grant home rule status to 169 of the state’s 1,298 municipalities. If placed on the ballot, this constitutional amendment (SJRCA9, primary sponsor Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Chicago Heights) would allow Illinois voters […]

Historian Jeffrey Engel will discuss the legacy of President George H. W. Bush, particularly in relation to his handling of the end of the Cold War, during a speaking engagement at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on March 6. Engel is the author of When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush […]