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Redefining home

Meet Nabih Elhajj, an immigrant in Springfield. Teacher, leader, entrepreneur.

Feb 27, 2020

Nearly everyone loves an immigrant success story. For five years, one successful immigrant has been working to inspire the young people of Sangamon County to become involved in the economic development of their community...

Nabih Elhajj, lead facilitator of Sangamon CEO, with his class of high school seniors at Sarah Petty Photography studio in Springfield. The class visits more than 50 local businesses a year.

News & Opinion

Budget blues and greens

Trees get cut

By Bruce Rushton
Feb 27, 2020
Transgender inmate accused of rape

By Bruce Rushton
Feb 27, 2020
U of I law professor violated sexual harassment policy

Investigations consider accounts of 15 women. Jay Kesan remains on paid leave.

By Rachel Otwell
Feb 27, 2020
MAP is back

Increased funding to help low-income college students

By Rachel Otwell
Feb 27, 2020
Redefining home

Meet Nabih Elhajj, an immigrant in Springfield. Teacher, leader, entrepreneur.

By Jay Wheeler
Feb 27, 2020

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Food & Drink

Home-brewed kombucha

A fermented tea, good for what ails you

By Peter Glatz
Feb 27, 2020

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Music

Tim Neuman

By Tom Irwin
Feb 27, 2020
Leap into the music

By Tom Irwin
Feb 27, 2020

Arts & Culture

A pub crawl of a concert

By Stacie Lewis
Feb 27, 2020
National Recitation Contest

By Stacie Lewis
Feb 27, 2020
Rahm is not the best messenger for mayors

By Stuart Shiffman
Feb 27, 2020
piscatorial & potatoes poem #1

By Jacqueline Jackson
Feb 27, 2020
Blithe Spirit

A laugh-out-loud "psychic ménage a trois"

By Dennis Thread
Feb 27, 2020

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Best of Springfield

Best Of Springfield 2019 (all Winners)

By IT Staff
Dec 10, 2019

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