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News
Jul 2, 1:09PM

Innovate Springfield moving to Horace Mann building

UIS pivots from original plans to house Innovation Center at 401 E. Washington St.

By Dean Olsen

University of Illinois Springfield has pivoted from plans to open its new “Innovation Center” in a three-story building downtown and now will rent space for the center three blocks east, on half of the... Read More

Route 66

Monetizing the Mother Road

By Adrian Dater

Jun 26, 2025

The 100th birthday of Route 66 is Nov. 11, 2026, and the Mother Road has obviously seen better days. Once chock-full of busy, neon-lit motels, gas stations and greasy spoons, good portions of the original 2,448-mile Chicago to Santa Monica, California, route are now tumbleweed ghost towns...

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News & Opinion

Springfield City Council passes amended TIF ordinances

Madison Park Place, Far East TIF districts amended to include direct payment to contractors and reduce match requirements

By Maggie Dougherty
Jul 2, 2025
Innovate Springfield moving to Horace Mann building

UIS pivots from original plans to house Innovation Center at 401 E. Washington St.

By Dean Olsen
Jul 2, 2025
National speculation helps ‘get more for the people of Illinois,’ Pritzker says

Governor won’t commit to serving full third term if reelected amid presidential rumors

By Ben Szalinski
Jun 28, 2025
Pritzker touts need to protect progress

Governor announces reelection bid for third term

By Rich Miller
Jun 28, 2025
Attorney General Raoul joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s termination of federal grants

AGs accuse administration of misusing obscure federal rule

By Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois
Jun 27, 2025
City Council has a tiff over TIFs

By Maggie Dougherty
Jun 26, 2025

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Food & Drink

The best memories are served family style

By Peter Glatz
Jun 26, 2025
Slab pies, perfect for summer

By Ashley Meyer
Jun 19, 2025

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Music

Winding up June music

By Tom Irwin
Jun 26, 2025
June music blast

By Tom Irwin
Jun 19, 2025

Arts & Culture

An intermission for change: Temporary closure brings much-needed refresh to UIS Performing Arts Center

By Bryan Rives
Jul 28, 2025
Criteria for divine blessings

By Samuel W. Hale Jr.
Jun 30, 2025
The Hunchback of Notre Dame rings true

Muni creates a heartbreaking masterpiece

By Courtney Wick
Jun 26, 2025
Brad Pitt drives F1, 28 Years Later a poignant zombie story, Deep Cover full of intrigue

By Chuck Koplinski
Jun 26, 2025
Post Death Poem

By Jacqueline Jackson
Jun 26, 2025

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Best of Springfield®

Best Of Springfield 2024

By Michelle Ownbey
Oct 30, 2024

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