Lincoln Land Community College is offering its popular Essential Workplace Skills training series this fall at its LLCC-Medical District location at 130 W. Mason St. The series is designed for individuals seeking to upskill or boost their marketability – including job seekers, current employees and anyone wanting to sharpen critical soft skills. For a limited […]
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Start a new school year with more independence
As parents, one of our most important goals is to teach our children to be independent, but teaching those skills can sometimes be difficult and fraught. It’s not always easy for kids to walk into their new roles and responsibilities with good cheer, and it’s definitely not easy for parents to let go. Our well-meaning […]
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Springfield teen publishes first book
“My consciousness blended into my unconsciousness” begins the new young adult fiction page-turner, Amoeba, by Rayna Vincent, published on Amazon in May. It’s the first novel for the Springfield 14-year-old, but it probably won’t be her last. “A lot of people have asked me if there is going to be a sequel,” Vincent says of […]
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STEAM learning opportunities for kids
Scouting America and Illinois State Museum team up for STEAM workshops The Abraham Lincoln Council of Scouting America is partnering with the Illinois State Museum to present a monthly series of STEM workshops with engaging hands-on experiences for boys and girls ages 5–11. Programs will be offered one Saturday each month in September, October and […]
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‘Born leader’ will represent students on the D186 School Board
Are leaders born or made? For 17-year-old Jordan Robinson, the new student representative on the Springfield District 186 school board, leadership appears to be a combination of innate qualities and acquired skills. “Is Jordan a born leader? Yes,” said her mom, Jessica Pope-Robinson, with a smile. “We say she was like this from the get-go. […]
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Family event calendar
AUGUST Illinois State Fair Aug. 7-17. Massive annual fair features every kind of food imaginable, the sounds of music and concertgoers’ cheers at the Grandstand shows, a midway, harness-racing events and tons of agricultural shows and more. The fun begins Aug. 7 with the Twilight Parade. See the fair’s website for complete schedule. Illinois State […]
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Consider Cass County
Like many of its central Illinois neighbors, CASS County revolves around Communities, Agriculture, Scenic views and Sites of interest. Add Lincoln to the mix, and you’ve got a CLASS in history. Cass is one of the state’s smallest counties, but its Illinois River western border and fertile land ensured early settlement. Before 1823, Cass was […]
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Springfield’s Reisch Beer makes a comeback
Reisch Beer had a long and wonderful history in Springfield. The Reisch Brewing Company was founded in 1849 by Franz Reisch, an immigrant from Germany, on the land that is now occupied by SIU School of Medicine facilities. At one point, it was the longest-running brewery in the country, and the beers brewed were uncontested […]
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A famous photo imprinted on the photographer’s life
The haunting pictures of the deadly riot at Kent State University in 1970 are among the most famous news photographs in American history. The incident left four dead and nine wounded in the bloodiest exchange in a college protest in the era. The clash was defined by the photographic image of a young girl, screaming […]
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The heart of Springfield’s Muslim community
About the article This article is part of the Healing Illinois 2025 Reporting Project, “Healing Through Narrative Change: Untold Stories,” made possible by a grant from Healing Illinois, an initiative of the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Field Foundation of Illinois that seeks to advance racial healing through storytelling and community collaborations. After a recent […]
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Remember your inner artist
Being around kids makes you revisit your own youth and the child inside yourself. It reminds you that you were once small. The inner child never truly grows up and can serve as a beacon back to the early developmental stages of life. This was a time of innocence, creativity and freedom, but can also […]
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Explore Your Community
ONGOING “Persona” Mondays-Fridays, 9am-5pm and Saturdays, 10am-3pm. Through July 26. A national juried exhibit exploring both classical and unique approaches to portraiture in two-dimensional art. springfieldart.org. Free. Edwards Place, Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St., 217-523-2631. Moonlight Market First Wednesday of every month, 6-9pm and Third Wednesday of every month, 6-9pm. Through Sep. 18. […]
