Good morning, Springfield.

Downtown Springfield Inc. will launch a German-style Christkindlmarket on the Old State Capitol Plaza beginning in 2027 (market days include Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas) to expand holiday activities.

LA Fitness in Springfield closed suddenly — leaving members to use smaller gyms in the city.

Springfield readers in the 2025 Community's Choice Awards selected the top seafood restaurants to guide local diners and highlight community favorites among local dining spots.

Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway launched Color Your Way Down Route 66 today at 3:35 a.m., a family activity book with over 25 pages of coloring, puzzles, games and history created in partnership with Ace Sign Company.

A companion mobile app helps visitors find attractions as Route 66 centennial events continue with a conference on Nov. 11 in Springfield.

The Illinois State Fair will partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to offer free books and daily story time at 2 p.m. in the Sensory Station inside the Emmerson Building.

The literacy program for children birth to age 5 will be available during the fair from Aug. 13–23 in Springfield.

Sangamon County, Springfield and Grandview officials announced a $1.5M EPA-funded brownfields program to assess and prepare possibly contaminated sites for future redevelopment in three targeted corridors in unincorporated area, Springfield and Grandview.

The grant runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30 and invites public input + expert review.

Springfield Memorial Hospital has partnered with SIU Medicine to offer robotic bronchoscopy for patients needing lung biopsies.

The procedure uses a thin, flexible catheter to reach small lung nodules, expanding local access to early lung cancer diagnostics + better treatment options.

Hilco Real Estate announced that the former Wyndham City Centre hotel at 700 E.

Adams St. is offered for sale in a bankruptcy auction, with bids due by 5 p.m. Sept. 15. The 31-story, 374,000 sqft property with 369 guest rooms and 27 apartments offers a strong investment opportunity.

The Wyndham Springfield City Centre in downtown Springfield is up for sale as part of bankruptcy proceedings, with bidding open until Sept.

15 — the building, unused since March 2025, is valued at $7 million.

Executive Office Administrator

Performs highly responsible, diversified, and complex administrative and operational support to assist the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Office in fulfilling the administrative and operational functions of the Springfield Housing Authority (SHA), including coordinating the daily operations and management of the Executive Office. Uses considerable independent judgment and initiative in office management, report writing, newsletter and press release development, and interpreting and articulating federal regulations, SHA policies, standard operating procedures, PHAS, SEMAP, and Public Housing Agency Plan submissions.