Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of and most populous city in Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census,which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city,the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area,and the largest in central Illinois. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area.
Sangamon County is located in the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census,it had a population of 196,343. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield,the state capital.
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site is a reconstruction of the former village of New Salem in Menard County,Illinois,where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. While in his twenties,the future U.S. President made his living in this village as a boatman,soldier in the Black Hawk War,general store owner,postmaster,surveyor,and rail splitter,and was first elected to the Illinois General Assembly.
The Sangamon River is a principal tributary of the Illinois River,approximately 246 miles (396 km) long,in central Illinois in the United States. It drains a mostly rural agricultural area between Peoria and Springfield. The river is associated with the early career of Abraham Lincoln and played an important role in early European settlement of Illinois,when the area around was known as the "Sangamon River Country". The section of the Sangamon River that flows through Robert Allerton Park near Monticello was named a National Natural Landmark in 1971.
The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory,or diocese,of the Catholic Church in south central Illinois in the United States. The mother church is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield
The Springfield race riot of 1908 consisted of events of mass racial violence committed against African Americans by a mob of about 5,000 white Americans and European immigrants in Springfield,Illinois,between August 14 and 16,1908. Two black men had been arrested as suspects in a rape,and attempted rape and murder. The alleged victims were two young white women and the father of one of them. When a mob seeking to lynch the men discovered the sheriff had transferred them out of the city,the whites furiously spread out to attack black neighborhoods,murdered black citizens on the streets,and destroyed black businesses and homes. The state militia was called out to quell the rioting.
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport is a civil-military airport in Sangamon County,Illinois,United States,three miles (6 km) northwest of downtown Springfield. It is owned by the Springfield Airport Authority (SAA).
Springfield station is a brick railroad depot in Springfield,Illinois,the state capital. It is at mile 185 on Amtrak's Illinois and Missouri Route. As of 2007,it is served by five daily round trips each way:the daily Texas Eagle,and four daily Lincoln Service frequencies. It will be replaced by the Springfield-Sangamon Transportation Center,which is currently under construction,and expected to open in 2025.
Gerald "Wash" Washington was a local politician and elected in 2006 as the first black mayor of Westlake,Louisiana,in the southwest part of the state. Having served three terms on the city council,he died of a single gunshot wound on December 30,2006. He was scheduled to take office on January 2,2007. The Calcasieu Parish coroner ruled that his death was a suicide,which the family rejected. A state police investigation also concluded he had died from suicide.
The Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority (SMEAA) is the elected board that governs the Prairie Capital Convention Center in downtown Springfield,Illinois.
Karen Hasara is a Republican member of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and a past member of the Illinois General Assembly (1986-1995) as well as the Mayor of Springfield,Illinois for two terms from 1995-2003.
William F. Cellini is an American businessman and convicted felon. He co-founded the New Frontier Companies,a group of Illinois-based real estate companies with headquarters in Chicago. He was previously the chairman of the NYSE-listed Argosy Gaming Company,was the treasurer of the Sangamon County Republican Party,and has held several public offices within the state of Illinois.
Daniel Leo Ryan was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois from 1984 to 1999. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 1981 to 1984.
J. Michael "Mike" Houston is a former mayor of Springfield,Illinois. He served as Springfield's mayor from 1979 to 1987 and from 2011 to 2015.
Frank Edwards was an American politician who served as mayor of Springfield,Illinois. He was appointed by the Springfield City Council on December 28,2010,to the vacancy caused by the death of Mayor Tim Davlin. He was succeeded by J. Michael Houston on April 29,2011.
Jesse Kilgore Dubois was an American politician from Illinois. The son of a prominent early Illinois citizen,Dubois was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives while he was attending Indiana College. Nicknamed Uncle Jesse,he served four two-year terms there. An early Republican,Dubois was named the party's first candidate for Auditor of Public Accounts. He was elected in 1856 and served two four-year terms. He was the father of Senator Fred Dubois.
Jim Langfelder is the former mayor of Springfield,Illinois,the state capital and seat of Sangamon County. Prior to his election to Mayor of Springfield,he served as the city treasurer for three terms spanning from 2003 to 2015. Municipal offices in Illinois are legally nonpartisan,however,Langfelder is a member of the Democratic Party.
John C. Milhiser is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois from 2018 to 2021. Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney,Milhiser was the Sangamon County State's Attorney. In January 2022,Milhiser announced he would seek the Republican nomination for Illinois Secretary of State in the 2022 election.
Robert C. Winchester is an American politician from Illinois. An active member of the Republican Party,he served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 until 1985.
William Telford was an American politician who served as mayor of Springfield,Illinois. He served for two consecutive terms,from 1971 to 1979. He was succeeded by J. Michael Houston on April 10,1979.
