A play about real people and true events that happened in Sangamon and Menard counties such as Springfield’s phrenologist Madame Levante who diagnosed folk’s troubles by feeling the bumps on their skull. Written by local author and playwright Tara McClellan McAndrew, who brought us the book, Stories of Springfield: Life in Lincoln’s Town. McAndrew and […]
Springfield history
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A restaurant to remember
Thin wisps of smoke from the guests’ cigarettes lazily spiral upward and hang as if suspended from the ceiling. The ceiling itself, as well as the walls, are inscribed with caricatures of regulars as well as celebrities that have dined there, drawn by the owner himself. A trickle of jazz from the baby grand piano […]
