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A permanent amphitheater for free Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series concerts and other community events would be built on the downtown Y block, and the state would acquire the two-acre property as part of a $4 million, state-funded development plan for a public park that City Council members may consider for approval this month.
A Springfield City Council member questioned why the city would consider giving away the Y block without more than a $4 million commitment from state officials to construct a permanent outdoor amphitheater ringed by a public park.
Hut 8 Corp. could avoid scrutiny from the Logan County Board if it convinces Latham Village Board members to annex the proposed site of the company's planned 500-megawatt data center – two miles west of the village – and thus take control over the future of the $5 billion project.
Through her sobs, the mother of Earl Moore Jr. told a Sangamon County judge how the death of her 35-year-old son at the hands of two ambulance company workers in 2022 has affected their immediate and extended family.
It appears there aren't enough votes to approve a zoning request that would pave the way for construction of a $5 billion data center, but the Latham Village Board remains on track to consider Hut 8 Corp.'s request Aug. 3.
By: Dean Olsen, Michelle Ownbey
A change in developers hoping to build Lincoln Land Energy Center near Pawnee in Sangamon County has meant more uncertainty for a project in Christian County – a proposed $6 billion data center.
The 30-story Wyndham Springfield City Centre, closed since March 2025 by water damage that local police and the FBI were investigating as an alleged act of vandalism, is going up for sale as part of bankruptcy proceedings.
A revamped “transparency” section on the Springfield Police Department website shows this year's stunningly low rate of shootings as well as familiar clusters of violent crime and traffic stops on the economically disadvantaged east side.
Eagle Rock Partners announced Aug. 12 that it will abandon its quest to build a $6 billion data center in Christian County.
A former Springfield City Council candidate who was sentenced to two years of probation for child endangerment after the 2024 drowning death of a 7-year-old foster child in his care could be headed to prison after being charged with methamphetamine possession.
