Business giving back to the community
Café Moxo
411 E. Adams St., (217) 788-8084
Finalists: AZ-T-CA, BRANDT, Bewitching Botanicals, W. Scott Hanken, Attorney at Law, Green Family Stores
City official
Misty Buscher - mayor
Finalists: Lakeisha Purchase - Ward 5 alderwoman, Shawn Gregory - Ward 2 alderman, Erin Conley - Ward 8 alderwoman, Larry Rockford - Ward 4 alderman
Clergyperson
Rev. Dawn Victor, Chaplain - Springfield Memorial Hospital
701 N. First St., (217) 788-3000
Finalists: Rev. Jeffery Grant - Blessed Sacrament Parish, Rev. Martin Woulfe - Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist, Eddie Lowen - West Side Christian Church, Rev. Dan Bergbower - St. Agnes Catholic Church
County official
Josh Langfelder, Recorder
Finalists: Don Gray, county clerk, Paul Palazzolo, circuit clerk, Joe Aiello, treasurer, Tony DelGiorno, Sangamon County board member
Nonprofit
Animal Protective League
1001 Taintor Road, (217) 544-7387
Finalists: Compass for Kids, St. Martin de Porres, Springfield Urban League, Springfield Cobras Boxing Club
Place to volunteer
Animal Protective League
1001 Taintor Road, (217) 544-7387
Finalists: W.I.L.D. Canine Rescue, Wooden It Be Lovely, Compass for Kids, The Muni, Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control
Unsung hero
Emma Shafer
Finalists: Leslie Sgro, Brian Skeeters - Sangamon County Crime Watch, Beth Ballinger - Feeding Springfield One Lasagna at a Time, Shymeka Kerr
Up-and-coming leader
Beth Ballinger - Feeding Springfield One Lasagna at a Time
Finalists: Elizabeth Ross Wake - The Wakery, Aaliyah Kissick - AK Boutique, Jennifer Notariano - Ward 6 alderwoman, Larry Rockford - Ward 4 alderman
Use of TIF Funds
Fix the roads
Finalists: Rehab downtown buildings, Scheels Sports Park at Legacy Pointe, citywide recycling services, economic development, sweet gum tree removal
