FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 19 | History Defined

Bulwell headteacher set to retire after more than 40 years in teaching

Jane-Belinda Francis was appointed headteacher of Springfield Academy in 2006. In her retirement, she is planning to travel to North America to visit her children

Nottingham Post · Dec 22, 2022

Heat icon Dwyane Wade nominated for Hall of Fame on inevitable path to August induction

MIAMI — The formality came Wednesday: Dwyane Wade was named a candidate for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The coronation for the iconic former Miami Heat guard will come Aug. 12 at the Springfield, Mass., shrine.

Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022

Springfield pauses private rented sector building for two years

Trading update responds to government rent freeze, as well as impact of rising inflation and material market pressures

Insider UK · Dec 13, 2022

Illinois House Democrats unveil proposal to ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines in response to Highland Park mass shooting

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Democrats in the Illinois House on Thursday unveiled a proposal to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and eliminate the ability for most people under 21 to obtain a gun permit in the state.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 2, 2022

Yes, they can? Springfield pays long-awaited tribute to Obama’s historic White House launch: ‘History doesn’t always move quickly’

The new historic marker stands outside the Old State Capitol, where then Sen. Barack Obama launched his presidential bid on a brutally cold February day in 2007 —but unlike Obama, Pritzker and the others who unveiled the marker on Wednesday made their remarks indoors.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2022

Illinois commemorates Barack Obama’s 2007 presidential announcement with marker at Old State Capitol

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The weather turned frigid in the state capital on Wednesday, just in time for the dedication of a marker commemorating the day nearly 16 years ago when thousands braved single-digit temperatures to see then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announce his 2008 presidential bid from the steps of the…

Chicago Tribune · Nov 30, 2022

Pritzker announces bipartisan deal with business and labor to pay off unemployment fund debt: ‘We can find common ground’

Pritzker announced the state had reached a deal via the agreed bill process to contribute $1.8 billion and add $450 million as an interest-free loan to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. Lawmakers are in Springfield for the fall veto session — and changes to the massive criminal justice package…

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2022

Melbourne outlasts Brisbane Lions in AFLW grand final to claim historic premiership

Led by inspirational captain Daisy Pearce, Melbourne is crowned AFLW premiers after prevailing by four points in a nail-biting grand final against the Brisbane Lions in Springfield.

ABC News · Nov 27, 2022

A House renovated: Automated flagpole to sit atop Springfield site where Lincoln delivered historic anti-slavery speech

A helicopter removed the old manual flagpole from the dome of the Old State Capitol this week in preparation for installing an automated one as part of an ongoing renovation project. Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama both made history at the historic building.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 25, 2022

Editorial: How casinos broke their promises to the struggling downtowns of Illinois

Back in 1992, William Weidner, then president of Hollywood Casino of Aurora Inc., set out to Springfield to kill then-Mayor Richard M. Daley’s plans for a $2 billion “mega-casino” in downtown Chicago.

Chicago Tribune · Nov 25, 2022