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Local stories

Before It Was City Hall, Springfield Went There for the Mail

A downtown errand sends Kevin Bedwell looking for the story behind an old courtroom door.

When the Pay Car Came to Commercial Street

An 1878 bookseller’s tip leads to the railroad payday that kept North Springfield’s merchants in business.

A creek comes back into view.

What daylighting Jordan Creek means—and what still needs checking before you visit.