Citizens Club of Springfield

Mike Murphy, President and CEO of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce and former owner of Charlie Parker's diner, recently spoke at the Citizens Club of Springfield forum. He provided an update on the business community and shared how state and local politicians are addressing business people's needs.Update: In a previous version of this forum Springfield's "second lake project" was discussed. The deadline to submit public comments ended on Sept. 25, 2023.

This Citizens Club of Springfield program features Ashley Earles, Birth to Five Illinois Regional Council Manager for Region 51, and Monique Nally, a member of the Birth to Five Family Council and a Parent Educator at Riverton Families First Birth to Three Program, who discuss the region’s strengths, gaps, and challenges, as well as recommendations for improvement.

The event will take place at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.

A Citizen's Club of Springfield discussion on how local news media is changing. Panelists include Fletcher Farrar, Illinois Times/Springfield Business Journal; Jason Piscia, UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program; and Randy Eccles, NPR Illinois General Manager

Community Voices presents the Citizens Club of Springfield conversation with Lisa Holder White, the first Black Illinois Supreme Court Justice as of 2022.

Community Voices continues with an event you may have missed. The Citizens Club of Springfield hosted an update on Moving Pillsbury Forward.

Jennifer Gill, District 186 superintendent shares an update on the building program, vocational opportunities, alternate resources, and more in this Citizens Club of Springfield policy forum.

NPR Illinois joins the Citizens Club of Springfield's next policy event on Friday, February 24, 8 a.m. for a mayoral forum with Misty Buscher and James Langfelder. Sean Crawford and Angie Muhs will moderate it. AARP Illinois sponsors the event. Suggest questions at forum@nprillinois.org.

Kent Redfield, Scott Reeder, and Bernie Schoenberg share their takes on what happened in Illinois with the 2022 midterm election.

The Citizens Club of Springfield presents an event you may have missed, Homelessness in Sangamon County, with Josh Sabo, Jilnita DeLoach-Johnson, and Ricky Reese as moderated by John Kelker.