Barbara Joan Fuhrwerk, 93, of Springfield, Illinois, died on Sept. 10, 2026. She was born in Buffalo, Illinois, on June 19, 1933, to the late Elizabeth (Costello) and Willard Fuhrwerk. Barb graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, St. Joseph’s College in Indiana, and Loyola University in Chicago. She entered the Dominican novitiate to become a sister […]
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Free ‘Citizen City Learning Series’ begins Sept. 19
Children will be able to learn what it means to be good citizens and good neighbors in a new program offered by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum as a prelude to its upcoming “Citizen City” exhibit. The “Citizen City Learning Series” consists of six sessions of stories, problem-solving and hands-on activities designed for […]
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Big Ten blood drive competition
If you have Big Ten school ties, you can donate blood while also helping your favorite institution. The Abbott Big Ten Blood Drive competition runs through Dec. 5, the end of its regular football season. For Illini fans, this is the opportunity to receive an orange Illinois T-shirt in exchange for their donation. Impact Life […]
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Illinois State Museum to host Free Frank Freedom Day event on Sept. 13
The Illinois State Museum is collaborating with the National Park Service, the New Philadelphia Association and the Springfield state historic sites to host Free Frank Freedom Day on Sunday, Sept. 13. The event commemorates the freedom of Frank McWorter, entrepreneur, freedom seeker and founder of New Philadelphia in Pike County. New Philadelphia was the first […]
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Career Connections
The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce is looking for area professionals to join its new Career Connections program to work with high school students exploring their future opportunities. Career Connections is a database hosted on the Chamber’s website where area students and counselors can find a local professional to interview about their career and educational path. Students will be able […]
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Beer, Brats & Beginnings to highlight brewery’s connection to medical district
The closure of Reisch Brewery in 1966 ultimately helped facilitate the creation of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine a few years later, an unusual connection that will be highlighted at a Beer, Brats & Beginnings event on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Reisch Brewery opened in 1849 and for 117 years operated on the exact […]
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Lutheran High receives $6 million gift
Springfield Lutheran High School has received a $6 million donation to kick start its capital campaign for a new, permanent campus. The donation, from a charitable trust at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Chatham, will bring “tremendous momentum to our building initiative,” according to an announcement from principal Zach Klug and board chair George Perkins. […]
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Wiley Thomas Mays
Wiley Thomas Mays, 95, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. He was born on April 29, 1931, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the son of Mildred Mays and Wiley Brown. Wiley married Wilma Jean “Jeannie” Miller on July 30, 1994, in Springfield, Illinois. Wiley graduated from Mt. Vernon High School where he was […]
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Judith Lee Adams
After a wonderful, fulfilling life, Judith Lee Adams (Rollet, Bressan), passed away at the age of 84 on Aug. 21, 2026. She was born to Gladys May Brandenburg-Bressan and Olindo Anthony Bressan in Springfield, Illinois, on Dec. 18, 1941. She married George J. Rollet on June 10, 1961, and he predeceased on Sept. 8, 1977. […]
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Community Foundation commits more than $500,000 to local journalism and civic engagement
Local Journalism and Civic Engagement The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln has committed more than $500,000 to strengthen local journalism and civic engagement through grants to Local Journalism Matters, the nonprofit operator of Illinois Times, and the Citizens Club of Springfield. The commitments include $500,000 over three years to Local Journalism Matters – […]
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“DOGtors on Call” at Memorial Hospital
Springfield Memorial Hospital has expanded its animal-assisted therapy program with four newly certified therapy dogs, thanks to a $4,500 grant from the Springfield Memorial Foundation. The program, called “DOGtors on Call,” pairs hospital staff members who volunteer their time and their dogs to interact with patients. “We were delighted to help fund the DOGtors on […]
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Nominations open for the 2026 Mayor’s Awards for the Arts
The Springfield Area Arts Council, in partnership with the city of Springfield, is accepting nominations for the 23rd Mayor’s Awards for the Arts. Starting Aug. 1, community members are invited to nominate an individual, organization or business whose outstanding contributions have strengthened and enriched the arts throughout Sangamon and Menard counties, the Arts Council’s service […]
