About Springfield, Illinois

Springfield, Illinois

Springfield, Illinois is located in the rich agricultural heart of Illinois, 100 miles northeast of St. Louis and 200 miles southwest of Chicago. With a population of 110,000, Springfield combines the small town elements of a friendly, safe environment with the metropolitan advantages of cultural and recreational opportunities.

Springfield is a city of abundant beauty, history and activity.

It is the state capital of Illinois and home to state government and the hub of economic and political activity in downstate Illinois.
The community has many opportunities for higher education with a branch of the University of Illinois at Springfield, a two-year public supported community college (Lincoln Land Community College) and a private two-year college (Springfield College Illinois).
Many cultural and recreational opportunities are here:
- Springfield Theatre Centre
- Broadway musicals presented at the Muni
- Illinois Symphony Orchestra
- Springfield Art Association exhibits and classes
- Henson Robinson Zoo
- Illinois State Museum
- Municipal park system including:
  - 32 parks and facilities for golf, swimming, tennis, ice skating and hockey.
- Lake Springfield
  - Opportunities for boating, fishing, swimming
Strong public schools
Extensive set of private and religious schools:
- Roman Catholic
- Lutheran
- Christian
- Adventist
- Montessori
Impressive memorials to its most famous citizen, Abraham Lincoln
A rich historical community
- Old State Capitol
- Dana-Thomas House, designed by Frank Lloyd-Wright
- Home of author and poet Vachel Lindsay
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