It seems downtown Springfield has been discovered by billionaires, and that’s a good thing. Bruce Rauner, who says he’ll fix up the governor’s mansion and move in, was spotted relaxing at the Brewhaus Tuesday afternoon. That’s about the time we broke the news that Dubai billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor is buying the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Ald. Cory Jobe, who heads the committee looking for a developer for the YWCA block across the street from the mansion, wants to make sure the newcomers know downtown offers other investment opportunities as well.
–Fletcher Farrar, editor and publisher
This article appears in Dec 4-10, 2014.
