Springfield, Illinois
About Springfield
Springfield, IL is a mid-size city located in central Illinois, home to 112,949 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It ranks as the 7th largest city in Illinois.
Officially, Springfield is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 61.26 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,844 residents per square mile.
📰 Springfield News Today
- Owner of long running tourism company in Springfield dies - The State Journal-Register The State Journal-Register · Aug 19
- Road trip guide from Chicago to the Illinois State Fair Axios · Aug 19
- Waste Management to take over landscape waste collection in Springfield wandtv.com · Aug 18
- Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade winners announced Capitol City Now · Aug 17
- Winning $550,000 Lucky Day lotto ticket sold in Springfield, Ill. KHQA · Aug 19
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Springfield Unique
- A top-25 city in Illinois by population (#7 of 1,294 incorporated places).
- One of 22 places in the US named Springfield — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
- Home to 1.0% of Illinois's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Springfield
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Springfield
- 3rd Shift Kitchen
- 6 St. Cafe
- Abe's Hideout
- Applebee's — american
- Arrowroot Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Bernie & Betty's Pizza and Fine Food — pizza
- Blue Margaritas — mexican
- Boone's — regional
- China 1 — chinese
- China King — chinese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum · Museum
- Dana Thomas House · Museum
- Elijah Iles House · Museum
- Gallery 1624 · Art gallery
- Illinois State Museum · Museum
- Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center · Museum
- Kidzeum of Health and Science · Museum
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office · Museum
- The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space · Art gallery
- Vachel Lindsay Home · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Springfield
- Bob Vose Corner reviews ★
- Chamberlain Ball Park reviews ★
- Comer Cox Park reviews ★
- Dreamland Park reviews ★
- Duncan Park reviews ★
- Eisenhower Park reviews ★
- Gehrmann Park reviews ★
- Iles Park reviews ★
- Motherland Gardens · Garden reviews ★
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Capital Cruisers Park reviews ★
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Springfield
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School
- Black Hawk Elem School
- Butler Elem School
- Capital Area Career Center
- Douglas School
- Dubois Elem School
- Elizabeth Graham Elem School
- Lawrence Education Center
- PROJECT IMPACT
- Regional Office of Car/Tech Educ
- SASED Central-Proj Ican & Pace
- Sangamon County Learning Academy
- Sangamon Safe School Program
- Springfield Ball Charter School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Memorial Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- St Johns Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Andrew Mcfarland Mental Hlth Ctr · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.