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Terry Farmer, a well-known Springfield photographer and longtime supporter of Sacred Heart-Griffin High School and local charities, died Nov. 7 at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said Farmer was pronounced dead in the hospital’s emergency room at 8:22 p.m following a medical emergency at Maldaner’s Restaurant in downtown Springfield. “He was a […]

The Sangamon Mass Transit District has purchased 25 acres of land to construct a new, off-street secondary hub and access road. Illinois Times previously reported that SMTD plans to remove the current transfer point on Junction Circle, located south of Stanford Avenue and east of MacArthur Boulevard, and replace it with a new facility. The […]

The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce has announced the launch of GSCC Business Bridge, a new mentorship program designed to help emerging entrepreneurs build successful, sustainable businesses by connecting them with experienced business leaders who can provide guidance, encouragement, and valuable professional connections. The program is designed to strengthen the local small business community, with […]

I’ll never forget one respected colleague’s lament a few years after he retired from University of Illinois Springfield. “I think I stayed two years too long,” he commented. He had contributed so much as a faculty member and administrator and enlightened many of us, particularly on issues of diversity. But as he watched new faculty […]

A banana every morning, along with a glass of milk, and some pickleball in the afternoon. For Donald Taft, at least, this is his recommended elixir to older people who want to keep drinking from the fountain of youth.  At 93, the longtime Springfield restaurateur is believed to be the oldest active pickleball player in […]

The state of Illinois is in the early months of implementing an ambitious 10-year plan in which multiple state agencies, local governments and the private sector will collaborate to make life better for older adults and their caregivers. If all goes as planned, caregivers will have more resources, older adults will enjoy more affordable and […]

For more than 20 years, I’ve brought music and movement into senior-living communities, serving people of all ages and abilities. This has taught me that almost everyone can participate. We simply have to give people the opportunity to do it in their own way. I have watched people dance from their chairs when standing was […]