About Springfield

Founded - 1821
Population - 116,000 (2010)
County - Sangamon
Colleges & Universities

• Benedictine University
• Robert Morris University
• University of Illinois at Springfield
• Lincoln Land Community College
• St. John's College of Nursing
• Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Attractions

• Illinois State Fair
• Lincoln's Tomb
• Lincoln's Home
• Old State Capital
• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
• The Springfield Municipal Opera Association (The Muni)
• Hoogland Center for the Arts
• Dana Thomas House

Nearest Major Cities

• Chicago, Illinois, 208 miles north on I-55
• St. Louis, Missouri, 100 miles south on I-55
• Indianapolis, Indiana, 213 miles east on I-72 & I-74

Airport

• Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport

Largest Employers

• State of Illinois
• Memorial Medical Center
• St. John's Hospital
• Springfield Public Schools
• University of Illinois at Springfield
• Springfield Clinic
• Illinois National Guard
• City of Springfield
• Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
• AT&T Mobility

Other Informational Websites

• City of Springfield
• Sangamon County
• Wikipedia