Comings & Goings

City Water, Light & Power officials say water rate increases of 32% this year and 32% in 2025 are needed for state-required replacements of lead lines and to reduce the frequency of water main breaks, dredge Lake Springfield and improve the water division’s finances. CWLP Chief Utility Engineer Doug Brown said the need for the […]

Five Hardee’s locations throughout central Illinois have closed, but at least one won’t be vacant for long. “The (Chatham Hardee’s) closed on Monday, unbeknownst to anyone. I called the building owner on Tuesday to let her know. But the buyer went ahead and closed on the property Wednesday,” said Jay Clark, a broker with The […]

Bistro Verde, Lincoln Land Community College’s student-led café, reopens Jan. 31 and will serve customers Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The café is open as Bistro To Go, a counter service concept, from Jan. 31-Feb. 29, offering soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks. From March 27-April 18, the […]

The public will have the opportunity to get a sneak peek at Springfield’s first cat café during an open house for The Cats’ Pyjamas, 413 E. Adams St., from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1. Samantha Enz said she and her husband, Tom Raymond, are still working out the final details but wanted to give […]

Crumbl Cookies is coming to Springfield just in time for Valentine’s Day. The location at 3429 Freedom Dr. in the Parkway Pointe shopping center is slated to open on Friday, Feb. 9, at 8 a.m. The first five business days will be for in-person orders only, then beginning Feb. 15, delivery, curbside pickup, catering and […]

Intricate Minds, a nonprofit that operates a community center with a variety of resources and services, is moving to 619 North Grand Ave. East as of Feb. 1. Tiara Standage originally launched a for-profit event space, Everything Intricate, three years ago. In March 2023, she converted to a nonprofit and renamed it Intricate Minds, which […]

Fans of Potbelly Sandwich Shop won’t have to wait much longer to get their fix in Springfield. In fall 2022, Rob Wilbern, a certified public accountant who also owns Robert’s Automotive and several other businesses in Springfield, signed a franchise agreement with the parent company for Potbelly. He announced plans to open a total of […]

Courtney Wilbern has relocated and renamed her medical spa practice, which is now known as Absolut Aesthetics & Wellness Medspa. It began operating Jan. 2 out of a new location at 949 Clock Tower Drive. Wilbern founded the business in November 2021, shortly after completing her masters of science degree in nursing. It was originally […]

Remarkable Resale in Rochester has changed its name, location and inventory over the past three decades, and now owner Kitty Boyce is planning a change of ownership as well. Boyce opened The Kids Closet, a children’s resale shop, in 1991. She quickly outgrew the initial 1,000 square feet of space, and by 1994 moved into […]

Little Lincoln’s Toy Shop isn’t so little any more. Ryan Leake opened the toy store in 2018 in a newly constructed retail center at 3450 Liberty Drive, but said, “We’ve outgrown our current location.” A move is in the works to 3001 W. White Oaks Drive, where two suites between the Gold Center and Wilson […]

After more than two decades of providing pizza to Chatham residents, Mike Monseur and John Leskovisek have transitioned their restaurant to chili instead. Godfather’s Pizza, 21 Cottonwood Dr., is now a Dew Chilli Parlor, joining Dew Chilli Parlor Pub and Grill at 301 North Grand Avenue West. Two previous Dew Chilli locations on South Dirksen […]

Dabble Springfield, a do-it-yourself arts and crafts studio that brought a new concept to the capital city last year, is now expanding to a larger space. Sisters Ashley Striplin and Amanda Terry launched their new venture in March 2023 with a location at Sixth Street and North Grand Avenue. On Jan. 10, the business will […]