Dilpreet Raju

The roof was nearly entirely removed from the former Pillsbury Mills plant while piles of wreckage and broken equipment littered what was once a workplace for hundreds of Springfield residents when Gov. JB Pritzker stopped by the site on Oct. 30. Environmental cleanup efforts have been underway at the 18-acre site for the past several […]

The Massey Commission held its final full meeting Oct. 27, approving a list of calls to action. They include police reforms and expanding behavioral health systems while inviting participation from all facets of the Springfield community. The Massey Commission was created by Sangamon County Board Chair Andy Van Meter and State Sen. Doris Turner to […]

Chicago-based nonprofit Envision Unlimited will be hosting a grand opening for its Springfield community mental health center, at 1306 S. Sixth St., Oct. 30. Services offered are geared toward people with mental health challenges and disabilities. The center will accept both Medicaid and Blue Cross patients. Envision Unlimited already owns and operates the Hope Springs […]

More electric vehicle charging stations are coming to Springfield in the near future. City, Water, Light and Power presented a grant-funded plan to the Springfield City Council’s Committee of the Whole Oct. 14 detailing the proposal for 40 charging ports across nine locations, mostly downtown. The Community Charging infrastructure grant provides funding from the U.S. […]

The Sangamon County Board approved a resolution last month to settle its 2020 lawsuit against more than three dozen pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and retailers for racketeering and corruption in incentivizing the overprescribing of opioids and resulting fatal overdoses. Sangamon County will receive about $620,000 over 15 years from the latest settlement before attorney fees are […]

The union representing Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department deputies, correctional officers and court security staff says its membership overwhelmingly endorsed recently retired deputy David Timm to be the next sheriff over incumbent Sheriff Paula Crouch. Timm, 50, a Republican from rural Pleasant Plains, is collecting signatures on petitions to challenge Crouch, a Republican from rural Williamsville, […]

Beginning on Oct. 9, a 24-hour livestream outside Inner City Mission, 714 N. Seventh St., will discuss the challenges of homelessness. The livestream, which starts at 2 p.m. and is part of a nationwide effort called Conversations on a Bench, will feature current and former residents of the faith-based nonprofit’s long-term transitional living program. Scott […]

The Massey Commission is hosting three community feedback sessions in October to discuss recommendations from the commission’s four work groups as a result of last month’s community-centered approach to discussing the commission’s ongoing work. “These are not routine meetings,” Adam White, the commission’s public engagement coordinator, wrote in an email. “They are the community’s chance […]

More than a year removed from a life-altering accident, Chelsey Farley strode to the front of a packed conference room at Lincoln Library Sept. 29 and spoke before an audience that included members of the Springfield Police Department and Sangamon County Sheriff Paula Crouch, attending the Faith Coalition for the Common Good’s town hall on […]

The Illinois Department of Insurance finalized rates for 2026 health insurance premiums this month, exercising a new right to modify premium adjustments proposed by companies issuing small group or individual insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act. Surprisingly, most premiums filed by insurers increased after the state’s reviewal, including nearly all remaining Affordable Care Act […]