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International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
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International Route 66 Mother Road Festival — Get the details here!
The biggest festival yet celebrating the 100th anniversary!
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the floor of the state Senate chamber in Springfield in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
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Illinois, Chicago sue to block Trump plan to restrict green cards to legal Medicaid, SNAP users

Administration’s new rule, halted by courts during first term, set to take effect Friday.

Vegetables grow at Sola Gratia Farms in Urbana, a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Local Food Infrastructure Grant. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
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These 61 organizations will receive $3.5M in Illinois local food grants

State program will serve 35 counties in effort to keep food local.

The Red Lobster on South Dirksen Parkway in Springfield is now closed.
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Another chain restaurant on Springfield’s South Dirksen Parkway – Red Lobster – bites the dust

Not even the CEO’s ties to Springfield can save the local Red Lobster.

Pork tenderloin sandwich
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‘Tenderloin Crawl’ celebrates Illinois pork

Anyone who has a pork tenderloin from at least eight of the eleven participating restaurants will get a T-shirt and a chance to win a $50 gift card.

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IL Beef executive: Don’t get too excited about tariff rollback

“The corporate entities that are behind the processing of the beef that then sets the price at the grocery store.”

Amy Beadle, front dressed in a dark color with white trim, takes part in a Central Illinois Customer Service Association "WOW Award" presentation in October, 2025.
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Beadle to leave ‘Visit Springfield,’ but says there are plenty of things to do in the city in September

September runs the gamut, from the Springfield Mile to the Mother Road Festival.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints makes a large food donation to the Central Illinois Foodbank.
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Church donates 34,000 pounds of food to Illinois food bank

The donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is part of “America Gives,” a nationwide service initiative celebrating the United States’ 250th anniversary.

A ribbon-cutting was held Saturday, August 22, for the new Cozy Dog monument that's part of the Route 66 Experience at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
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It’s a big one! The iconic Springfield Cozy Dog is now a permanent part of the Illinois State Fairgrounds

Visitors to Springfield will be able to see the “big dog” year-round.

This nearly 25-foot-tall Cozy Dog has been installed on the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
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The year of the Cozy Dog at the Illinois State Fair

“We are going to try and break the record for the most Cozy Dogs eaten simultaneously,” said Rebecca Clark, State Fair Manager.

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