In an aptly named permanent exhibit of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum called The Whispering Gallery, visitors are visually and audibly confronted with political cartoons and newspapers from the 1860s against the backdrop of a soundtrack critical of Lincoln's ascendancy to the presidency.
Springfield's MACY'S, the last remaining anchor store in WHITE OAKS MALL, has been spared from the latest round of store shutterings, a city official confirmed.
A local state lawmaker was among those honored by the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce at their 151st annual gala Friday night at the Crowne Plaza.
*Last week gave us a look at the litmus test that will be used to determine just how serious Illinois lawmakers are about beefing up ethics standards in the state.
