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Illinois tastings

The public is invited to the Winter Wine Festival at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1-2. Friday admission includes five tasting tickets to sample Illinois wines, with specially paired culinary delights. Saturday starts with complimentary breakfast, and then proceeds to a wine lover’s workshop from 9 a.m. to noon. Topics include an introduction to […]

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Chic hog roast

Awarded best new special event by Downtown Springfield, Inc., Pork and Cork returns Friday, July 1, for a second year and a night of scrumptious food, savory wine and ear-pleasing music outside in Union Square Park across from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Pork items prepared by Secret Recipes, desserts by Eli’s Cheesecake and Illinois […]

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