Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder is speaking with Illinois lawmakers about the potential for the Capital City to expand its boundaries to include the Illinois State Fairgrounds. It's an arrangement that he says seems to work well for Illinois' other "state fair"....
Langfelder believes there's the potential for annexation to help growing repair needs with aging buildings on the fairgrounds, in particular the shuttered Coliseum, which has been empty since late 2016 because of structural concerns....
Langfelder says Springfield area hotels informed him that canceled horse shows have reduced business by up to 25 percent.
