ILES HOUSE OPENING SET
A fundraising campaign kicked off this week to
complete restoration work on Springfield’s oldest residence, the 1827
Elijah Iles House at 626 S. Seventh St.
A grand opening for the house — which will serve
as a museum exhibiting early Sangamon County artifacts — has been set
for Sept. 24. For more information, call 217-753-0055.
LOCAL JOURNALISTS HONORED
Illinois Times staff
writer Todd Spivak was among five local journalists honored last week for
covering Springfield’s homelessness problem and housing issues.
The awards were presented Friday by Mayor Tim Davlin
on behalf of the Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness and the Heartland
Continuum of Care.
Other journalists cited for their work were reporter
Sarah Antonacci and photographer Kevin German of the State Journal-Register, reporter
Paris Ervin of WICS (Channel 20), and morning-show anchor Bob Murray of
WTAX (AM 1240)
PROMOTING RACIAL UNITY
As part of an annual rally to promote racial unity
and understanding, organizers are inviting central-Illinois students (third
grade through high school) to submit original art works and poems.
Any drawing or painting (up to two by three feet) or
poem (up to 40 lines) highlighting the theme of racial unity and
understanding may be submitted. Eighteen winners, eligible for prizes of
$20-$50, will be named, and winning entries will be published in Illinois Times. The deadline
is Friday, May 27. Send entries to “Vision of Race Unity
Contest,” P.O. Box 1841, Springfield, IL 62705.
A unity rally will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 5,
in the Capitol Rotunda. For more information about the contest or the
rally, call 217-544-9595.
This article appears in Mar 24-30, 2005.
