The capital of the state of Illinois, Springfield, is the seat of Sangamon County. Having been settled in 1818, it was originally named Calhoun, in honor of South Carolina’s Senator John C. Calhoun. In 1832, Senator Calhoun had fallen out of favor, particularly with those in the North, and it was renamed Springfield in honor of the bustling city by the same name in Massachusetts.
Regular Blogs
Features a wide range of political posts with information gathered from many sources in Illinois.
http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/
University of Illinois Springfield Chancellor's Blog
The chancellor at UIS keeps this blog in order to keep students and faculty up to date on goings-on at the University as well as her thoughts and philosophy about education and about life in general.
http://chancellorblog.uis.edu/
The official weblog of the University of Illinois at Springfield posts about tours, virtual tours, workshops, seminars, and classes they will be offering. Also listed are hours of operation as they change and other pertinent information.
http://brookenslibrary.wordpress.com/
