Our Online Celebration the week of November 29 – December 3!
Thanks to Our Sponsors…
Watch all the 2021 Celebration Videos here…
ICON 2021 Year in Review… (PDF)
Monday, November 29:
2021 Good Neighbor Award Winner – Community Organization:
Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln
The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln is a public charity that grants funding to services and sponsored activities that improve the lives of our citizens and to organizations that advance the common good of Springfield and its surrounding area. CFLL also awards scholarships to young people pursuing post-high school education. Read more here…
Ward 6 Carpool Video
Join Ward 6 Alderwoman Kristin DiCenso as she gives Ward 8 Alderwoman Erin Conley a tour of Ward 6 in ICON’s 2021 Annual Meeting Diamonds & Dreams Ward Tour series! Thank you to O3 Internet Consulting for being a 2022 annual sponsor of Springfield ICON!
Watch / Share the Ward 6 Carpool Video on Facebook…
Tuesday, November 30:
2021 Good Neighbor Award Winner – Business:
Cafe Moxo
Cafe Moxo is not only a member of the “Adams Family,” partnering with other businesses to keep downtown vibrant, but they’ve really shown themselves to be wonderful community partners. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Cafe Moxo has prioritized putting the community first in the form of food giveaways to those in need. At a time when many restaurants are struggling to stay afloat, Cafe Moxo made tremendous efforts to coordinate with other businesses and organizations across the County to provide meals to people in need. I believe they embody what it means to be a Good Neighbor.
Ward 5 Carpool Video
Join Ward 5 Alderwoman Lakeisha K Purchase as she gives Ward 9 Alderman Jim Donelan a tour of Ward 5 in ICON’s 2021 Annual Meeting Diamonds & Dreams Ward Tour series! Thank you to Northside Towing Unlimited for sponsoring this video!
Watch / Share the Ward 5 Carpool Video on Facebook…
Wednesday, December 1 @ 6:00-7:30pm
ICON Presentation: Beyond Ordinances
A Deep Dive into Property, Garbage, Large Item Pick Up and Sustained Improvement
We encourage anyone interested in participating in a solutions-focused discussion on addressing problem properties in Springfield to watch:
Watch / Share the ICON Presentation Video on Facebook…
Links for Forum Discussion
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative – Full Report
https://www.springfield.il.us/Docs/HarvardFellowship0921.pdf
Join ICON
https://springfieldicon.org/support-icon/
Annual Celebration 2021, including Good Neighbors
https://springfieldicon.org/icon-annual-celebration-2021/
Springfield, IL Report a Problem
https://www.springfield.il.us/IWantTo_Report.aspx
Administrative Court Calendar
https://www.springfield.il.us/Departments/CorporationCouncil/CourtCalendar.aspx
Click on a date to see the Docket Sheet
Scroll down for Docket ACTIONS
Thursday, December 2:
2021 Good Neighbor Award Winner – Individual:
Lynn Puls
Lynn is thoughtful, caring, strives to provide service for her clients and people in the neighborhood. Does fundraising and gives her time to Animal Protective League. She takes care of many people and animals. Never stops.
This past week she maintained her salon business while working daily at the Annual Upscale Resale held in the old Bergner’s to raise money for APL. Sale ended Saturday and she worked with Lincoln LIbrary (the public library) to donate leftover books, movies, DVDs, and CDs to the “Friends of Lincoln Library” for their sale(s) to raise money to improve the public library. The next day (Sunday) she was at the salon to give a shampoo, cut, and blow dry to a woman whose family was in town for a memorial to her deceased husband (free). She does this ALL THE TIME. Provided free housing and health care to a tenant who could not afford it for over a year.
Ward 8 Carpool Video
Join Ward 8 Alderwoman Erin Conley as she gives a tour of Ward 8 to Ward 6 Alderwoman Kristin DiCenso in ICON’s 2021 Annual Meeting Diamonds & Dreams Ward Tour series! Thank you very much to the kind sponsorship of Ann Vandiver Tupperware for sponsoring this video and the 2021 Good Neighbor Award – Individual!
Watch / Share the Ward 8 Carpool Video on Facebook…
Friday, December 3:
2021 Good Neighbor Award Winner – Public Service:
Misty Buscher, Treasurer
Springfield city Treasurer Misty Buscher is very deserving of this award for the following reasons:
Misty had worked for over two decades in the banking industry and has chosen to dedicate herself to public service.
She is supportive of organizations working to promote gender, racial and economic equality in our community.
Misty has reached out to ICON members to ask about housing issues, encourages ICON and neighborhood associations to stay focused on the needs of the inner city older neighborhoods.
As City Treasurer, Misty has implemented stricter policies for the collection of unpaid fines from parking tickets and ordinance violations.
She has implemented policies to track those who owe the city money and ensures that those who do have city debt cannot work for the city, receive building permits, and or apply for a city license until those outstanding debts are paid in full. Read more here…
Ward 9 Carpool Video
Join Ward 9 Alderman Jim Donelan as he gives a tour of Ward 9 to Ward 5 Alderwoman Lakeisha Purchase in ICON’s 2021 Annual Meeting Diamonds & Dreams Ward Tour series! Thank you to Harvard Park Neighborhood Association and Polly Poskin for sponsoring this video and the Good Neighbor – Public Servant award!
Watch / Share the Ward 9 Carpool Video on Facebook…
Become an ICON Sponsor!
Sponsorship opportunities are available year-round as an Annual Sponsor or for the ICON Annual Celebration, held in November of each year.
Download our flyer with sponsorship opportunities…
Sponsorship opportunities are available…
Good Neighbor Awards!
Every year since 2014, Springfield ICON has recognized individuals, organizations, businesses, and public servants who make an objective, measurable positive impact on the quality of life for Springfield residents through our Good Neighbor Awards.
Read more about our Good Neighbor Awards…
ICON Members select one award winner in each of four categories:
- Individual: Lynn Puls
- Community Organization: Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln
- Business: Cafe Moxo
- Public Service: Misty Buscher, Treasurer