Shawna Harris is the supervisor of St. John’s Breadline in Springfield, Illinois. Her organization provided over two hundred thousand nutritious meals…

The media landscape in the Springfield area is highly competitive, and traditional media such as print and broadcast have faced major challenges in the…

In 1986 the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois officially opened its doors as a way for family members to stay close to their children in…

Michelle Tjelmeland founded the District 23 Boutique and the Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation (CIAF). The Foundation helps spread awareness about…

Raychel Yokem is the human resource business partner at Horace Mann. Her job includes working with the executives in making decisions to help them make…

University of Illinois Springfield graduate Kayla Ross traveled back to central Illinois as the new 2019 Miss Black Illinois. Ross’ watched pageants since…

Derek Leonard is the football coach for Rochester High School and has won seven state championships in eight years. “I like to be with kids and be around…

Dr. Larry Golden is a founding member and Director of the Illinois Innocence Project at the University of Illinois Springfield, and current Professor…

Last year, Chenoa Alamu, a talented violinist from the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, started a podcast called Black, White, and in Color, to speak about…

Karen Witter is a freelance writer for the Illinois Times and the former President of the Rotary Club. She moved to Springfield from Morton, IL, and…