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The January Citizens Club of Springfield meeting examined the impact of the pending health professional shortage on the Springfield Community. The discussion featured Dr. Jerry Kruse, Dean and Provost of Southern Illinois University’s School of Medicine and the CEO of SIU medicine. The conversation was moderated by Dr. Stephen Stone, professor emeritus at SIU school of medicine.
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Doris Turner, Illinois State Senator; and Mike Coffey, Illinois State Representative discuss how legislative work impacts the capital and central Illinois in their appearance before the Citizens Club of Springfield.
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Sheila Walk, retiring executive director, Springfield Area Arts Council, and Gus Gordon, executive director, Hoogland Center for the Arts, join Randy Eccles in a Citizens Club of Springfield/NPR Illinois collaboration to examine the role of the arts in our community.
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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.
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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.
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The event will take place at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
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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
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Community Voices presents the Citizens Club of Springfield conversation with Lisa Holder White, the first Black Illinois Supreme Court Justice as of 2022.
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Community Voices continues with an event you may have missed. The Citizens Club of Springfield hosted an update on Moving Pillsbury Forward.
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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.