Help: What is Sprinfield IL like?

[kcr]

I have a prmosing lead for a job in Springfield. What is the area like/ How progressive, not progressive? How is the entertainemnt, for kids and adults? How does it compare to a city. Anyone who lived there, advice would be appreciated.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

1. Not real progressive in my experience... red. A far ways from Chicago.

Sangamon County Clerk Joe Aiello
November 2, 2004, General
* * * * * * * * * * * U N O F F I C I A L R E S U L T S * * * * * * * * * *

TIME - 08.11 CUMULATIVE SUMMARY PAGE 1
OFFICE / CANDIDATE
VOTE UNDER OVER TOTAL OFFICE
FOR VOTES VOTES VOTES PERCNT

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1 PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
VOTE FOR ONE
GEORGE W. BUSH/DICK CHENEY . . . . . . . . . . . REP 55,904 58.67
JOHN F. KERRY/JOHN EDWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 38,630 40.54
MICHAEL BADNARIK/RICHARD V. CAMPAGNA . . . . . . LIB 749 .79
1504 540 95,283

1 UNITED STATES SENATOR
VOTE FOR ONE
ALAN KEYES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 29,432 32.63
BARACK OBAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 57,385 63.63
JERRY KOHN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIB 1,277 1.42
ALBERT J. FRANZEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IND 2,096 2.32
6645 492 90,190

1 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
VOTE FOR ONE
ANDREA LANE ZINGA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 3,615 32.14
LANE A. EVANS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 7,631 67.86
1067 17 11,246

1 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
VOTE FOR ONE
RAY LaHOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 33,922 74.03
STEVE WATERWORTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 11,901 25.97
2399 36 45,823

1 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
NINETEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
VOTE FOR ONE
JOHN M. SHIMKUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 25,967 73.93
TIM BAGWELL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 9,156 26.07
1593 22 35,123

1 STATE SENATOR
FORTY-FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
VOTE FOR ONE
WILLIAM E. BRADY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 4,339 100.00
NO CANDIDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 0 .00
Sangamon County Clerk Joe Aiello
November 2, 2004, General

TIME - 08.11 CUMULATIVE SUMMARY PAGE 2
OFFICE / CANDIDATE
VOTE UNDER OVER TOTAL OFFICE
FOR VOTES VOTES VOTES PERCNT

1 STATE SENATOR
FIFTIETH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
VOTE FOR ONE
LARRY K. BOMKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 77,633 100.00
NO CANDIDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 0 .00
13627 0 77,633

1 REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
EIGHTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
VOTE FOR ONE
BILL MITCHELL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 4,412 100.00
NO CANDIDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 0 .00
941 0 4,412

1 REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NINETY-NINTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
VOTE FOR ONE
RAYMOND POE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 28,117 64.44
CAROL J. "C.J." HIGGASON . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 15,514 35.56
1931 36 43,631

1 REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ONE HUNDREDTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
VOTE FOR ONE
RICH BRAUER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 38,797 100.00
NO CANDIDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 0 .00
6865 0 38,797

1 CIRCUIT CLERK
VOTE FOR ONE
TONY LIBRI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 78,358 100.00
NO CANDIDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 0 .00
18255 0 78,358

1 CORONER
VOTE FOR ONE
SUSAN BOONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 53,617 58.14
GERALD "JERRY" COMPTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 38,602 41.86
4327 67 92,219

1 RECORDER
VOTE FOR ONE
JERRY WHITE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP 42,174 46.23
MARY ANN LAMM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM 49,043 53.77
5335 61 91,217
Sangamon County Clerk Joe Aiello
November 2, 2004, General


http://www.co.sangamon.il.us/election/results/November%202,%202004%20General/Cumm.htm

[ghostsofgiants]

2. The locals are great

Be sure to check out Moe's and the tire fire. They were once taken over by killer dolphins though, so you might want to keep your guard up.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

3. My ex husband lived there for a few years, and my son with him last summer

... I have not spent a lot of time there, but my son was not happy. My ex hubby's 'quality of life' is/was very poor, so my son saw the underbelly and I had a glance. It isn't pretty; but that's true anywhere.

[onebox30]

4. I've never been to the Deep South

but I feel like I got a little taste of it when I stayed in Springfield. Very right-wing and stuck about half a century in the past.

[grace0418]

5. Not at all progressive.

It's pretty conservative, in fact. I don't know where you're living now but if you're used to a more urban atmosphere with entertainment options, ethnic food, funky boutiques, and a variety of activities (besides Lincoln historical stuff) you're not going to find it in Springfield. It doesn't really have much surrounding it except cornfields so it's like a big town/small city plopped in the middle of nowhere. And it's too far away from Chicago to make the trip something you'd do for a night or two. I lived with a girl from Springfield and she always complained how backwater it was. I was surprised what a thick southern accent she had. It struck me as really being more like Kentucky or Missouri than Illinois.

Still, I'm sure it has its charms and housing is probably pretty affordable.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

7. Yes, kinda shocking how VERY different it is from Chicago.

VERY different. Culture shock of sorts for me.

[wallwriter]

6. I don't know much about Springfield, but

there is a great Frank Lloyd Wright house there

[Jara sang]

8. I've been there

The Dana-Thomas house, one of his finest.

[elehhhhna]

9. Last time we were there they had a Tokyo of Japan (!) Restaurant

that's motto was "Tableside cooking in the Chicago Tradition". That was scary. It was also weird to see the hookers trolloping around directly in from on Abe Lincoln's house at 5 in the evening. He must have been spinning in his grave.

[kcr]

10. Bump and Thanks

Bump for the weekend crowd, and thanks to everyone who has already replied.