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Springfield, Illinois 62705. United States. Circulation. 28,000. Website. illinoistimes .com. Illinois Times is a weekly free newspaper (distributed every Thursday) based in Springfield, Illinois, United States. [1] Founded in 1975, the newspaper was acquired in 1977 by Fletcher Farrar Sr., a Mount Vernon businessman who employed his son ...
v. t. e. The Springfield race riot of 1908 consisted of events of mass racial violence committed against African Americans by a mob of about 5,000 white Americans and European immigrants in Springfield, Illinois, between August 14 and 16, 1908. Two black men had been arrested as suspects in a rape, and attempted rape and murder.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is located in Springfield, Illinois, in the historic downtown section, near many other Lincoln cultural sites. The presidential library opened on October 14, 2004, and the museum opened on April 19, 2005. Until 1970, Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. was designated as the "Lincoln Museum".
When: Tuesday, Sept. 3 from 4-5:15 p.m. and 5:45-7 p.m. Where: Fassnight Park and Pool The Springfield-Greene County Park Board's annual Dog Swim is just around the corner. For the evening ...
Official misconduct. On July 6, 2024, Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old black woman, was shot and killed in her home by Sean Grayson, a white deputy of the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office in Woodside Township near Springfield, Illinois, United States. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] Massey called 911 about a possible prowler. Grayson and an unidentified deputy ...
Daily newspapers. The Beacon-News – Aurora. Belleville News-Democrat – Belleville. Belvidere Daily Republican – Belvidere. The Benton Evening News – Benton. The Breeze-Courier – Taylorville. The Carmi Times – Carmi. Centralia Morning Sentinel – Centralia. The Chicago Defender – Chicago.
v. t. e. After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, a three-week series of events was held to mourn the death and memorialize the life of the 16th president of the United States. Funeral services, a procession, and a lying in state were first held in Washington, D.C., then a funeral train transported Lincoln's remains 1,654 miles ...
The Illinois State Fair is an annual festival, centering on the theme of agriculture, hosted by the U.S. state of Illinois in the state capital, Springfield. The state fair has been celebrated almost every year since 1853. Currently, the fair is held annually at the Illinois State Fairgrounds over an 11-day period in mid-August of each year.