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Posted on March 3, 2021 by joeym Joey McLaughlin sits down with Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder for their monthly visit on ‘Ask the Mayor’ and discuss the City Council’s rejection of Roy Williams as replacement for former Alderwoman Doris Turner, the recent rash of gun violence in the city, the fire department budget, the census, the Mayors Youth Council, COVID-19 regulations, infrastructure and more.  

Posted on March 3, 2021 by joeym Joey McLaughlin sits down with Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder for their monthly visit on ‘Ask the Mayor’ and discuss the City Council’s rejection of Roy Williams as replacement for former Alderwoman Doris Turner, the recent rash of gun violence in the city, the fire department budget, the census, the Mayors Youth Council, COVID-19 regulations, infrastructure and more.  

State Sen. Doris Turner In a unanimous vote on Saturday, Feb. 6, Doris Turner of Springfield was chosen by Democratic Party officials to represent state Senate District 48, which includes all or parts of Springfield, Decatur, Taylorville and Litchfield. The seat was vacated by Andy Manar earlier this year. State Sen. Doris Turner is a lifelong resident of the capital city. Her parents were both from Texas. Her mother was a beautic...

Thursday, March 18, 202103/18/2021 Joey McLaughlin talks about kidney transplants with Dr. Marc Garfinkel is surgical director of abdominal transplantation with the Alan G. Birtch, MD, Center for Transplant Services at Memorial Medical Center and associate professor in the department of surgery with SIU School of Medicine, and Rachel Bounds is a registered nurse and certified transplant coordinator at Memorial Medical Center. Recent Headlines

Thursday, March 18, 202103/18/2021 Joey McLaughlin talks about kidney transplants with Dr. Marc Garfinkel is surgical director of abdominal transplantation with the Alan G. Birtch, MD, Center for Transplant Services at Memorial Medical Center and associate professor in the department of surgery with SIU School of Medicine, and Rachel Bounds is a registered nurse and certified transplant coordinator at Memorial Medical Center. Recent Headlines

Thursday, March 18, 202103/18/2021 Joey McLaughlin talks about kidney transplants with Dr. Marc Garfinkel is surgical director of abdominal transplantation with the Alan G. Birtch, MD, Center for Transplant Services at Memorial Medical Center and associate professor in the department of surgery with SIU School of Medicine, and Rachel Bounds is a registered nurse and certified transplant coordinator at Memorial Medical Center. Recent Headlines

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Names begin to emerge to replace Manar in Illinois Senate With Andy Manar’s resignation from the Illinois Senate taking effect Sunday, the process to find his replacement has officially begun.  But discussions over who might fill Manar’s seat have been ongoing in political circles ever since the announcement of the three-term senator’s early departure for a senior role in Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration two weeks ago. Possible candidates that have emerged include Springfield Ward 3 A...

By Benjamin Cox on January 18, 2021 at 4:11pm Lawmakers have announced the official vacancy of the 48 th State Senate District seat. The seat was vacated earlier this month by Democrat Andy Manar who resigned to take a position as a senior advisor in Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Administration. The 48th Legislative District Committee said it will be accepting applications for those interested in being appointed to complete the current term, which has two years remaining. The 48 t...

Posted on January 6, 2021 by joeym Joey McLaughlin talks with Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder on the monthly ‘Ask the Mayor’ segment on the WTAX Morning Newswatch about projects for the new year, a university presence downtown, progress on Hunter Lake, the mask mandate, snow removal, CWLP, downtown parking and more.