By Patrick Yeagle Hospital Sisters Health System in Springfield faces a pair of lawsuits over alleged pension underfunding, but the cases are really about challenging an exemption to a federal pension law which religious hospitals nationwide enjoy. The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it will hear three separate but related cases against different religious health […]
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Grojean Real Estate changes hands in Jacksonville
Charles Grojean has been in real estate around Jacksonville since 1970, and he jokes that it was about time for him to have an “exit strategy.” Grojean sold his company, Grojean Real Estate, earlier this year, but he’s sticking around for the foreseeable future. Mike Hayes, a real estate broker, developer and landlord in Jacksonville, […]
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Smartphones are key at downtown hotel
A hotel in downtown Springfield announced yesterday that guests can now use their smartphones to check in and access their rooms without a separate key. The President Abraham Lincoln Springfield – A Double Tree by Hilton announced its initiative Nov. 30, saying it’s the first hotel in Springfield to offer such services. It’s a commercial […]
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Fairhills Shopping Center sold to new owner
Fairhills Shopping Center has a new owner and a new vision following a sale this month. Changes at Fairhills could include new national retailers and a reconfiguration of some retail space. Fairhills is on Springfield’s northeast side, bounded by Washington Street, Chatham Road and Monroe Avenue. It hosts a handful of restaurants, a County Market […]
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A treasured career helping others
By Eric Woods Freelance contributor Born in Gifford, Michael Frerichs dabbled in numerous livelihoods before he reached the state treasurer’s office. From humble beginnings doing farm-related work in Illinois, he studied German in college, taught English in Taiwan, worked as a paralegal, taught at his former high school and started his own engineering company – […]
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Norm Sims has a plan for 2037
By Dave Kelm Contributor Earlier this year, Norm Sims, executive director of the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission announced he would be retiring. Sims has headed the commission for nearly nine years and been involved with city and state government for a number of years prior to his county service. Much like other superstars, though, […]
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Paul Ellis means business for Jacksonville
By Colin Patrick Brady Freelance contributor . . “Our business is to build business,” says Paul Ellis, who assumed the post of president of the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation in August. Ellis was born on the West Coast and spent many of his formative years in the Seattle-Tacoma region, where he found work as a […]
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Country Lane Memory Care
Small town assisted living By Scott Faingold “When I was 16 years old, my grandma was very sick, and she was unable to speak,” says Cari Claussen, founder of Country Lane Memory Care in Riverton. “She was in a Springfield nursing home and the care was not good. I always said that if I ever […]
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IWIL puts accent on influence at symposium
By Haley Wilson Since 2004, Illinois Women in Leadership (IWIL) has promoted its mission through education, mentoring, networking, participation and community involvement. IWIL celebrated this program with the fifth annual IWIL symposium at the Wyndham Hotel in downtown Springfield on Sept. 7. Each year, the symposium brings together professionals from across the state, ranging from […]
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Being AWARE of one’s surroundings
Local woman invents app for vision-impaired By Gabe House Rasha Said’s son describes AWARE as “a sign you can hear.” The free Android and iOS app, created by Said, is for the blind and vision-impaired with all information conveyed by voice to the user. Utilizing iBeacons placed in specific areas and containing configurable information, AWARE […]
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Growth is in the air at Springfield Clinic
By Scott Faingold It’s been a big year so far for Springfield Clinic, and things show no sign of slowing down. In January, the institution merged with Marshall Clinic in Effingham, according to Springfield Clinic chief administrative officer Mark Kuhn. The move has brought 10 doctors, 10 nurse practitioners and more under the Springfield Clinic […]
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Alerts for the masses
Alerts Made Easy prepares for large update By Gabe House Technology evolves constantly, a fact Mark Roberts III knows well. He founded GoWeb1 in 2005 as a website design and development service. The company’s scope changed a bit when Roberts and GoWeb1 began to offer software solutions utilizing the cloud and SMS (text) messaging. SMS […]