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Madigan wants statues gone

Speaker calls for removal of depictions of Stephen Douglas, Pierre Menard

by Bruce Rushton

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan wants depictions of Stephen Douglas and Pierre Menard removed from the Capitol grounds. In a written statement issued Thursday, Madigan also he wants a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr., read more

The Colored Section

A special place at Oak Ridge Cemetery

by David Blanchette

Jul 9, 2020

It's about as far as you can get from the main entrance to the sprawling Oak Ridge Cemetery, one of the nation's most visited burial grounds. Go past the soaring monument to the Great Emancipator, meander a bit toward the north, pass the Wishing Well and maintenance shed, and take the steep, one-lane pavement that looks like it gets lost in the trees...

Jane Pellum was born in Virginia in 1787. She died on Nov. 9, 1867, and is probably the first to be buried in the “Colored Section” of Oak Ridge Cemetery.

News & Opinion

Shawn Gregory raw

"To them, I'm just another n-word"

By Bruce Rushton
Jul 9, 2020
Putting their money where the planet is

Springfield Dominican Sisters help invest millions to stem climate change

By Rachel Otwell
Jul 9, 2020
African American museum hosts voter registrations

By Nell Clay and AAHM board of directors
Jul 9, 2020
Pandemic hits bars

Owners support public notice

By Bruce Rushton
Jul 9, 2020
217 Burlesque, making Springfield weird

New curiosity troupe injects city with a dose of punk glamor

By Rachel Otwell
Jul 9, 2020

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Food & Drink

Patty pan, the fun little squash

Here are many no-recipe ideas for ways to prepare and serve

By Ashley Meyer
Jul 9, 2020

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Music

July music heats up

By Tom Irwin
Jul 9, 2020
The Ex-Bombers

By Tom Irwin
Jul 9, 2020

Arts & Culture

Thrilling Greyhound buoyed by vital message

By Chuck Koplinski
Jul 10, 2020
The Colored Section

A special place at Oak Ridge Cemetery

By David Blanchette
Jul 9, 2020
cat poem #3

By Jacqueline Jackson
Jul 9, 2020
Tales from the Vault

By Stacie Lewis
Jul 9, 2020

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Best of Springfield

Best Of Springfield 2019 (all Winners)

By IT Staff
Dec 10, 2019

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Creating your vision of an inspired life

Capital City Visitor cover art entries, top 3 and cover reveal

Want to know what's going on in the virtual world of events and activities?

Springfield's living black history

On target

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