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Letter: Can America continue under a “divided house?”

Published   Jun 11, 2024 09:43PM
Our Gospel reading on a recent Sunday was taken from Mark 3:20-35. What got me thinking were versus 24 and 25. “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.”

On June 16, 1858, more than 1,000 delegates met in Springfield, Illinois, for the Republican State Convention. At 5 p.m., they chose Abraham Lincoln as their candidate for the U.S. Senate, running against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas.

The content of Lincoln’s ... Read more

And Then There Were Seven!

By Judie Brown

Twenty-one years ago American Life League launched our Canon 915 project. We proudly announced that Cardinal Raymond Burke was our inspiration, and Father James Buckley was our mentor. Father Buckley wrote,

It ... Read more

Eight spring festivals in and around Springfield you won't w

The calendar may say June 20 is the official start of summer, but a host of music festivals and other series and celebrations get underway in earnest after Memorial Day.

The Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series, presented by PNC Bank, ret ... Read more

Illinois’ spring turkey hunters harvest record number of w

For Immediate Release – Friday, May 31, 2024

Illinois’ spring turkey hunters harvest record number of wild turkeys

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary statewide record total of 17,208 wild turkeys du ... Read more

Is the economy growing in the Springfield area? One new report says yes

Published   May 31, 2024 08:43AM
Gross Domestic Product is often used as an indicator of the health of a community's economy. If that's the case, Springfield is feeling a summer flush according to a new report.

SmartAsset, a financial technology company which connects advisors to customers, released its annual report of the places with the highest GDP growth in 2023 which found Sangamon County to be in the top 10 growing GDP populations in Illinois and seventh in business growth.

Springfield’s GDP and business Growth

The report covers f ... Read more

Juneteenth in Springfield: Parade, talent show, music series

Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people via federal troops in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865, is coming up on June 19.

But Springfield will start the celebrat ... Read more

2024 New Jersey International Film Festival Winners Announce

originally published: 06/10/2024







The Competition component of the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival has just concluded! Here below are the Award Winning films and the Festival Direct ... Read more

Egg Hunts and More: Easter Events and Activities in the Cham

The Easter season means egg hunt fun in Champaign-Urbana and beyond

Bring your children to round up eggs, smile with the Easter bunny and have a great time this spring

Easter is April 17 but there’s lots of fun and “eggs ... Read more