CITY

Official Website:
http://www.springfield.il.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.gscc.org/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visit-springfieldillinois.com/

Population:
111454 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1819

County:
Sangamon County

Capital of Illinois.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Illinois at Springfield	1969
Lincoln Land Community College	1967
St. John's College Springfield	1886

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum	2005

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ed Barrow	Baseball	10-May-1868	15-Dec-1953	Yankees General Manager, 1920-45
June Christy	Singer	20-Nov-1925	21-Jun-1990	Something Cool
John P. East	Politician	5-May-1931	29-Jun-1986	US Senator, committed suicide
Marsha Johnson Evans	Military	c. 1947		CEO of American Red Cross, 2002-05
Bonnie G. Hill	Business	30-Oct-1941		VP of Times Mirror Co., 1997-2001
Robert Todd Lincoln	Politician	1-Aug-1843	26-Jul-1926	US Secretary of War, 1881-85
Vachel Lindsay	Poet	10-Nov-1879	5-Dec-1931	The Congo and Other Poems
William H. Luers	Diplomat	15-May-1929		US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1983-86
Seth Barnes Nicholson	Astronomer	12-Nov-1891	2-Jul-1963	Four satellites of Jupiter
C. W. Post	Business	26-Oct-1854	9-May-1914	Invented Postum and Grape-Nuts
Marjorie Merriweather Post	Socialite	15-Mar-1887	12-Sep-1973	Cereal heiress
Robin Roberts	Baseball	30-Sep-1926	6-May-2010	Phillies pitcher, Hall of Famer
Julius Rosenwald	Business	12-Aug-1862	6-Jan-1932	Sears executive and Good Samaritan
Brendon Small	Comic	15-Feb-1975		Home Movies, Metalocalypse
Cecily Strong	Actor	8-Feb-1984		Saturday Night Live

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mary Todd Lincoln	First Lady	13-Dec-1818	16-Jul-1882	Wife of US President Abraham Lincoln
Vachel Lindsay	Poet	10-Nov-1879	5-Dec-1931	The Congo and Other Poems
Edward R. Madigan	Politician	13-Jan-1936	7-Dec-1994	US Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93
John Alexander McClernand	Military	30-May-1812	20-Sep-1900	Union General and Congressman
Marjorie Merriweather Post	Socialite	15-Mar-1887	12-Sep-1973	Cereal heiress
Paul Simon	Politician	29-Nov-1928	9-Dec-2003	US Senator, one-time Presidential candidate

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