The area’s longest-running Christian music festival, Powerlight Fest, returns to the Illinois State Fair’s Lincoln Stage on Sunday, Aug. 23, for nine hours of worship, music and fun. The festival, which began at Knights Action Park in 1991, has been an Illinois State Fair mainstay. Festival founder Greg Cooper, the longtime co-host of the Powerlight […]
Knight’s Action Park
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Premiere weekend
The Route 66 Drive-In opens for the season this weekend with four shows playing on both Friday, April 6, and Saturday, April 7. Hunger Games (PG 13) and The Lorax (PG) show at 8 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. respectively. Safe House (R) and Big Miracle (PG) start at 10:40 p.m. and 9:55 p.m. See more […]
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Opponent claims sheriff mishandling deputy contracts
Doug Knight remembers several years ago when gangs tried to take claim to his business as their turf. He offered them a full refund to never return to Knight’s Action Park in Springfield, where he is general manager and part owner, but Knight says it was the presence of an off-duty Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy […]
