What do “American Idol” and central Illinois music programs have in common? Springfield singer-songwriter Elizabeth Eckert, who is an American Idol Hollywood round finalist from season seven, will perform her Midwestern music, assisting area school music programs along the way. Eckert will perform in Springfield at Samuel Music Co., a full-service retail music company. The […]
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Holiday Sweepstakes Winners
Alex BlockAlexandra BalukaAlice CoulterAmanda DobronAngela ParrishAnna NeumannBethany CaldwellBetty SmithBetty VickBob LaKampBobbe CumminsBrandi WilliamsBritney WilcocksonCalinda MontgomeryCandi ClouseCarla Sue HouserCharlotte MottazChris RunnelsChristine MacDonaldCon StuartCorneilia BannisterDane ZentgrafDavid KimberlyDebbie KincaidDebra MarinesDelores SeverinoDenise SchantzDiane JohnsonDon RamseyDudy HarrisDwight MenelyEbony WilsonEd GoldsmithElizabeth ValentineEricka HineFrank LedbetterGail KellyGary FrascoGwen DiehlHawana BerryHelen RichardsonJane FeeJane TappendorfJean AtchissonJim BarnesJo Lynn AndersonJoni ColleJudy I. OgerJulia WallbaumKatherine BlanksKathy DuBoisKelly […]
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Someone’s going to win $1000!
Hopefully by now you’ve heard about the Capital Area Independent Business Alliance and our holiday campaign KEEP YOUR MONEY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. The campaign runs from November 1 through December 15 and the message is oh so simple: Don’t shop in St. Louis, or Chicago. Don’t make that trip to […]
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Eat, drink, shop, think LOCAL FIRST
You always have a choice where you spend your money. If you aren’t already a believer in the cause of LOCAL FIRST, I urge you to consider what this town is going to look like in 10 years. Will there be anything on Veteran’s Parkway that isn’t regional / national? Will there be anything (other […]
