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From UACT President Sheila Stocks-Smith: As the city’s education liaison, I provided advice and counsel to the mayor and municipal leaders on educational priorities; developed and supported partnerships between city departments, schools and community groups; represented the mayor’s office on national,... More
For much of the pandemic, evictions court was not busy, due to dual state and federal bans on evictions to curb homelessness as COVID spread. But in the two months since’ Illinois’ moratorium on evictions expired, Room 6C has filled... More
The Springfield Project is hoping to help grow and build businesses benefiting the entire community. More specifically, officials want to acquire a vacant building located on 1100 South Grand Ave. It was formerly a beauty supply store. More
The Springfield-Sangamon County Transportation Center will be located between Ninth and 11th streets and is projected to cost $86 million overall. The center will bring SMTD buses, Amtrak, intercity buses, paratransit vehicles and taxis together in one location. More
Black residents of Springfield face income disparity that is greater than any other metro area in the U.S., according to an investigation on segregation conducted by Governing magazine and published in January 2019. Springfield is also among the most segregated third of... More
Sgt. Jeff Royer is going to creative lengths to get Springfield drivers to slow down. Even if it means getting a little corny. More
The Springfield City Council passed a one-year plan to convert the former Salvation Army facility at 221 N. 11th Street, now the site of a tent city, into an overflow homeless shelter. The compromise came after talk last month of... More
Despite the handful of businesses near the intersection of South Grand Avenue East and 11th Street – restaurants, a beauty supply store, a furniture shop – the sidewalks are mostly empty on an average weekday afternoon. Dominic Watson imagines a... More
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Thursday said that Central Illinois has the opportunity to become the electric vehicle “Silicon Valley of the 21st Century” because of investments that are being made in the region. More
The Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program provides annual grants to states and local units of government to develop housing projects in low-income urban communities. More
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