'Transformational project' in Springfield's South Town neighborhood takes its first step

A major redevelopment in the South Town neighborhood took its first step Tuesday as the committee of the whole sent to the full Springfield City Council an agreement authorizing The Springfield Project to purchase a building at 11th Street and South Grand Avenue using the city's community development block grant funds.

Soccer missionaries

In the 1960s, missionaries from such foreign places as Greece and England and South America and New York City landed on Springfield's barbarian shore. They introduced to the natives a new gospel that had conquered the rest of the world â€“ soccer. Some had been players at home, others just fans, but all loved the game and like all enthusiasts wanted everyone in their adopted home to love it too.

University of Ãå±±½ûµØ system adds booster requirement

The University of Ãå±±½ûµØ system is the latest to require COVID booster shots to be on campus. University President Tim Killeen announced today (Thursday) faculty, staff and students will need to get the shots when eligible. At Springfield, in-person classes will take place, although faculty will be allowed some flexibility to request remote teaching.

UIS to require COVID-19 booster shot for faculty, staff and students

University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Interim Chancellor Karen Whitney sent the following email to UIS students, faculty and staff on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022:

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James Ileka of Chicago awarded a $24,000 scholarship from the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield

James Ileka of Chicago, a senior at Morgan Park High School, has been admitted to the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield for Fall Semester 2022 and awarded a $24,000 Lincoln Merit Scholarship for tuition over four years. At UIS, he will major in computer science. The scholarship is awarded based on high school GPA and can be renewed for a total of four years if the student maintains college GPA requirements.