Oct. 31 was the last day of operations for Abe's Old Hat at 111 S. Sixth St. in downtown Springfield. The business will now sell its inventory online and at antique shows. Credit: PHOTO BY MICHELLE ...

Nov. 1 will be the last day of business for the McDonald's on South Grand Avenue. Credit: PHOTO BY MICHELLE OWNBEY The McDonald’s at the intersection of South Grand and Fifth Street will be ...

Tim Whitehead has been named general manager of the Crowne Plaza Springfield and Holiday Inn Express & Suites Springfield. Driftwood Hospitality Management, a third-party hotel management firm and ...

A dumpster is placed outside the former Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet restaurant in the Town & Country Shopping Center Credit: PHOTO BY MICHELLE OWNBEY Site improvements are ongoing at Town & Country ...

After spending more than a decade working at his uncle’s restaurants in Decatur, Timmy Islami has stepped out on his own at the Golden Yolk Café at the corner of Stevenson and Baker Drive. The café, ...

Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust received a commercial remodel permit for 2760 N. Dirksen Parkway. Contractor is Prime Retail Services and the project is valued at $120,000. Austin J. Padfield ...

The site of the former Hardee's at 331 N. Main St. in Chatham will now be a Taco Bell, scheduled to open in December. Credit: PHOTO BY ZACH ADAMS The first Taco Bell in Chatham could be open by the ...

Mini O'Beirne Crisis Nursery plans to construct a new facility on Sixth Street between Enterprise and Bergen, behind its current location. Credit: RENDERING COURTESY JOHN SHAFER AND ASSOCIATES The ...

Lisa Stevenson launched NPO Accountants in Phoenix but recently relocated to the Springfield market. Credit: PHOTO BY RACHEL SOLOMON An Illinois native, Lisa Stevenson moved to Phoenix after college, ...