Business giving back to the community
Café Moxo
411 E. Adams St., (217) 788-8084
Finalists: Lulu's Diner, Scoop Du Jour, The Wakery, Food Fantasies
City official
Misty Buscher - mayor
Finalists: Shawn Gregory – Ward 2 alderman, Erin Conley - Ward 8 alderwoman, Lakeisha Purchase - Ward 5 alderwoman
Clergyperson
Susan Phillips -
First Presbyterian Church
321 S. Seventh St., (217) 528-4311
Finalists: Fr. Jeff Grant – Blessed Sacrament, Martin Woulfe - Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Eddie Lowen - Westside Christian Church, Marsha Funneman - Parkway Christian Church, Fr. Brian Alford - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
County official
Jim Allmon, county coroner
Finalists: Josh Langfelder – recorder, Marc Ayers - Sangamon County board, Don Gray - county clerk, John Milhiser - state's attorney, Tony DelGiorno - Sangamon County board
Local Facebook page
Sangamon County Crime Watch
Finalists: 217 Foodies, 217 Problems, Black Lives Matter SPI, Springfield/Sangamon County Scanner
Nonprofit
Animal Protective League
1001 Taintor Road, (217) 544-7387
Finalists: W.I.L.D. Canine Rescue, Forever Home Feline Ranch, Hope, Intricate Minds, Springfield Urban League
Place to volunteer
Animal Protective League
1001 Taintor Road, (217) 544-7387
Finalists: W.I.L.D. Canine Rescue, Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network, Springfield Urban League, Intricate Minds
Unsung hero
Sonya Massey (or we wouldn't
see the corruption)
Finalists: Brian Skeeters, Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control, Beth Rowe - Springfield's Lasagna Lady, Sunshine Clemons
Up-and-coming leader
Brian Skeeters –
Sangamon County Crime Watch
Finalists: Elizabeth Wake - The Wakery, Nicole Shomidie-Copp - 217 Foodies, Shawn Gregory - Ward 2 alderman, Travis McCullough Jr. - Springfield Urban League
Use of TIF Funds
Downtown
Finalists: SCHEELS Sports Park – Legacy Pointe, Springfield Project at CAP 1908
