In 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act, a federal law that sought to wipe away the last vestiges of racial discrimination and redlining in America’s home mortgage industry. The idea was simple. By requiring lenders – primarily banks – to make credit available in all parts of the communities they […]
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Attorney trio in trouble
A Springfield lawyer was asked to resign from her city job this month after allegations of unethical behavior came to light from her time working for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. At the heart of the controversy is Salena Young and the two men with whom she lives; both also worked with her […]
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Building permits – April 22 – April 28
River Birch Christian Village LLC received a commercial remodel permit 4012/4016 Cockrell Lane. No contractor listed. The project is valued at $133,000. IAR Plaza Inc. received a commercial remodel permit for 522 S. Fifth St. Contractor is O’Shea Builders and the project is valued at $1.8 million. 1700 W Washington St 28000135 LLC doing business […]
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Crave Cookies coming to Springfield
Crave Cookies is coming to Springfield, becoming the second gourmet cookie company to open a franchise in the capital city this year. The first was Crumbl Cookies, which opened in February in Parkway Pointe near the west-side Walmart. Now construction is underway at 3808 Octavus Via, a 1,560-square-foot suite in a shopping center next to […]
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WILD Canine Rescue to open upscale thrift store
WILD Thrift & Sniff, an upscale thrift store with all proceeds going to support WILD Canine Rescue, is slated to open in June. “This is an offshoot of WILD that will add additional fundraising support,” said Jill Egizii, president of WILD Canine Rescue. “It’s not an uncommon practice for rescues to open thrift stores, and […]
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Women of Influence 2024
Related Related Related For 21 years, Springfield Business Journal has partnered with Security Bank for the annual Women of Influence program, which honors local women for their contributions to the Springfield area community. Selected by their peers through submitted nominations, all have made important contributions to the community at large. We hope you enjoy reading […]
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Starship Billiards to close, Starship Gaming will remain open
A local landmark is changing its business model with the announcement that Starship Billiards Parlor will come to an end as of April 30. Longtime friends Dave Shanle and Chuck Harris opened Starship Billiards and Enterprise Grill, 2301 Stevenson Dr., in 1991. After more than three decades as a pool hall, that side of the […]
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Changes proposed to state’s biometric privacy law
It’s been more than a year since the Illinois Supreme Court “respectfully suggest(ed)” state lawmakers clarify a law that’s led to several multi-million-dollar settlements with tech companies over the collection of Illinoisans’ biometric data. On April 11, a bipartisan majority in the Illinois Senate did just that, approving the first major change to Illinois’ Biometric […]
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UIS Good as Gold Ceremony honors volunteers, businesses and organizations
The University of Illinois Springfield, Junior League of Springfield and the United Way of Central Illinois honored more than 40 Sangamon County volunteers, businesses and organizations during the 16th annual Good as Gold Ceremony on April 22 in the UIS Student Union. The Good as Gold Ceremony was started in 2008 to honor people, businesses […]
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MOD Pizza being evicted from Springfield location
MOD Pizza’s presence in Springfield was short-lived. On April 19, Sangamon County Judge Jennifer Ascher issued an order to vacate to the parent company, MOD Super Fast Pizza LLC, in response to an eviction complaint filed by the property owner, NIKJEF Springfield LLC. The landlord was awarded a $37,931 judgment. MOD Pizza opened at 2401 […]
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Dave Bretz, CFO of Heartland Credit Union, announces retirement
Dave Bretz, chief financial officer of Heartland Credit Union, will retire from his position effective May 1, after more than 33 years of service to the organization. Bretz joined the HCU Board of Directors in February 1991 and served on the board until June 1998. Following his tenure on the board, Bretz was hired at […]
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Building permits – April 15 – April 21
Roger H. Jennings received a commercial remodel permit for 4501 Wabash Ave. Contractor is Smoky Jennings and the project is valued at $2,000. Washington Street Mission received a commercial remodel permit for 408 N. Fourth St. Contractor is O’Shea Builders and the project is valued at $328,643. RR Family LLC dba Raymond E. Roland received […]