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27 Aug, 2020
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Labor Day parade canceled due to COVID-19
Springfield's Labor Day Parade, a tradition for decades, will not take place this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The latest this morning
Status update: Here’s where some major Springfield projects stand

Depending on where you look, there's been quite a lot of action (or inaction) on the development front in Springfield.

Springfield aldermen table Ferguson-Booth TIF request

An out-of-town developer's request for $3.15 million in tax-increment financing funds for a long-stalled redevelopment of three historic downtown buildings was tabled by members of the Springfield City Council Tuesday night.

 
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Carley appointed to Rochester board of education

Don Carley was sworn in as the newest member of the Rochester board of education at a special meeting Tuesday.

Two area activists headed to Kenosha protests

Two co-founders of a local advocacy group were traveling to Kenosha, Wisconsin Wednesday where protesters have taken to the streets over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man.

 
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Springfield Police: Relative was home when toddler was shot

A three-year-old Springfield Police believe was the victim of an accidental shooting late Tuesday afternoon was home with a relative at the time.

17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during unrest in Kenosha

KENOSHA, Wis.

Man’s death brings Sangamon County COVID-19 toll to 39

The death of a resident of Auburn Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in his 90s had brought to 39 the number of people in Sangamon County who have died with COVID-19.The man had tested positive for the virus on Aug. 19, the Sangamon County Department of Public Health said Wednesday.

2 shot dead, 1 injured in Kenosha

For three nights, violent protests have torn through Kenosha, Wis., after a police officer shot Jacob Blake from behind at close range while he was getting in a vehicle.

NBA playoff games called off amid player protest

Players had been discussing boycotting games in the bubble after the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.