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 […]