View allAll Photos Tagged Springfield
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 116,250 at the 2010 U.S. Census, which makes it the state's sixth most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the largest in central Illinois. As of 2019, the city's population was estimated to have decreased to 114,230, with just over 211,700 residents living in the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Sangamon County and the adjacent Menard County.
Present-day Springfield was settled by European Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, when he went to the White House as President. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including his presidential library and museum, his home, and his tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
The city lies in a valley and plain near the Sangamon River. Lake Springfield, a large artificial lake owned by the City Water, Light & Power company (CWLP), supplies the city with recreation and drinking water. Weather is fairly typical for middle latitude locations, with four distinct seasons, including, hot summers and cold winters. Spring and summer weather is like that of most midwestern cities; severe thunderstorms may occur. Tornadoes hit the Springfield area in 1957 and 2006.
The city has a mayor–council form of government and governs the Capital Township. The government of the state of Illinois is based in Springfield. State government institutions include the Illinois General Assembly, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Office of the Governor of Illinois. There are three public and three private high schools in Springfield. Public schools in Springfield are operated by District No. 186. Springfield's economy is dominated by government jobs, plus the related lobbyists and firms that deal with the state and county governments and justice system, and health care and medicine.
The $9.8 million bridge preservation project is painting all structural steel on the South End bridge carrying Route 5 over the Connecticut River and the Railroad, Springfield-Agawam. Completion is expected in late 2011.
Crews from the Oregon DOT used surplus materials to create illumination for the Springfield Bridge on the west end of Springfield.
The yearly celebration of Artsfest in Springfield, Mo. Thousands attend the weekend long long festival to celebrate the arts.
The Springfield City Building was built in 1890. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sandiacre
Its been converted to flats and apartments for a number of years.
In April 2020 it suffered a really bad fire.
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/live-updates-fire-...
ON A chilly wet and super rainey day the Texas Eagle departs Springfield IL 45 mins late but warm and toasty for passengers on the inside.
Governor Charlie Baker, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Beth Card and Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Doug Rice join kids and state and local officials to kick off DCR’s annual Summer Nights Initiative in Springfield on July 5, 2022. [Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office]
Rick Springfield is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States. He had a No. 1 hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the US. He received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Jessie's Girl". He followed with four more top 10 US hits, "I've Done Everything for You", "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Affair of the Heart" and "Love Somebody". His two US top 10 albums are Working Class Dog (1981) and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982). As an actor, he portrayed Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama General Hospital, from 1981 to 1983 and during 2005 to 2008.