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Springfield School District 186 faces challenges familiar to many urban school districts. Academic achievement at district high schools lags behind state averages. Parents are voting with their feet as they choose to live outside the district or enroll kids in... More
Just more than a week after Springfield marked its eighth homicide of the year, hundreds of residents flocked to Jaycee Park for a street festival celebrating the upcoming start of the school year and calling for an end to the... More
To more effectively prevent homelessness and intervene in the lives of people living on Springfield’s streets, a local social-service agency is proposing a $3 million Center for Health & Housing where mental-health, health-care and emergency shelter services would be offered... More
REAP has joined forces with SHARE United and the Springfield Park District to present movie night at sundown featuring Black Panther at Kiwanis Park on August 3rd. Come early for pre-movie popcorn, games, and more. More
REAP and the Family Communication’s Center are teaming up to help launch genH’s Poplar Place Garden Work Days on July 19, 2018. Click picture for flyer (can that be easily done?). Regular work days with healthy foods and educational activities... More
Higher-than-average levels of asthma and lead in Springfield and Sangamon County must be addressed as part of a community wide effort to improve housing for low-income residents, especially children. Read more from the State Journal Register More
The Sangamon Mass Transit District will be holding a series of eight public meetings in February to get input from riders on a new route system planned to go into effect when the district moves its downtown transfer center. Read... More
The new six-mile extension of the Sangamon Valley Trail north of Stuart Park will officially open to the public Thursday. For area cyclists and joggers, that means the length of the Sangamon Valley Trail will jump from about six miles... More
Springfield and Sangamon County must rethink economic development and job creation to reverse years of slowing tax revenues, stagnant population growth and traditional reliance on state government, say local supporters of a proposed public-private corporation that would lead that effort. More
More residents and visitors to central Illinois cities, including Peoria and Bloomington-Normal, can now rent bicycles as part of bike-share programs. More
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