We Are Making a Positive Difference, Together!
“I am Lakeisha Purchase, your Ward 5 Alderwoman. This website serves as the opportunity for me to better serve you on the Springfield City Council. It allows me to keep you informed and gives you direct access to me for your questions and neighborhood concerns.
The many citizens who have reached out to me have had a big impact on the service I have been able to provide to Ward 5. Watch for my Quarterly newsletter and notices of interest to you. Working together, we are making a positive difference!”
Sincerely,
Ward 5 Alderwoman Lakeisha Purchase
Constituent Services
WMAY’s exclusive post-election sit-down with Ward 5 Alderwoman LaKeisha Purchase
by Trent Nelson May 4, 2023 https://www.wmay.com/2023/05/04/wmays-exclusive-post-election-sit-down-with-ward-5-alderwoman-lakeisha-purchase-at-resource-one-in-downtown-springfield/ The sun was shining on that Friday. It was a nice day for a walk in Downtown Springfield, with a slight breeze and a cool blue sky above. There are so many shops and interesting little sites as you walk up Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth streets, that it seems […]
Medics First Grand Opening in Ward 5
Watch WAND TV News Coverage of the Medics First Grand Opening on March 24, 2023 by clicking the link below: https://www.wandtv.com/medics-first/video_3d04da83-8b45-5a0a-b4d9-4313a4750a1e.html
The Lofts on Madison gets go-ahead; city council adds labor agreement amendment
The Lofts on Madison gets go-ahead; city council adds labor agreement amendment https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2022/12/21/springfield-city-council-gives-ok-to-new-medical-district-development/69739794007/ The full Springfield City Council Tuesday gave its approval to a $28.3 million proposed development by a New York company at Fifth and Madison streets, but not before adding an amendment ensuring that a Project Labor Agreement has to be negotiated in the future. […]
SPD, Mayor and Alderwoman Purchase reopen Qik N EZ-north-end substation
SPD, Mayor and Alderwoman Purchase reopen Qik N EZ-north-end substation https://www.wmay.com/2023/02/24/spd-mayor-and-alderwoman-purchase-reopen-qik-n-ez-north-end-substation/ Springfield police are reopening a substation inside a north-end convenience store – and WMAY was there to hear what SPD Chief Scarlette, Alderwoman LaKeisha Purchase, and Mayor Jim Langfelder had to say concerning this local innovation. The substation was originally part of the Qik […]
Patriotic dogs strut their stuff at pageant
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/patriotic-dogs-strut-their-stuff-at-pageant SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Many celebrated the Fourth of July holiday weekend with the cutest dogs in the Capital City. The Springfield Jaycees and Alderwoman Lakeisha Purchase hosted a patriotic dog pageant as part of the Capital City Celebration Saturday evening. Dogs of all shapes and sizes came out to strut their stuff in hopes […]
Wyndham hotel rooms could go away; sale to New York firm nixed by city council
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2022/07/20/wyndham-hotel-springfield-il-appears-to-be-leaving-hotel-business/10094639002/ The future of the Wyndham City Centre as a hotel could be in doubt after the Springfield City Council Tuesday rebuffed a zoning variance for a New York-based company to buy the downtown hotel. The current owner of the Wyndham, Springfield’s tallest building at 30 stories, insisted its hotel rooms would go away as a result […]