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Fire at Beef House Restaurant 'contained quickly'; some fire, smoke, water damage reported
By Marcus Chen
14 new business move into Downtown Springfield, more coming
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
More from Katherine →Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM · 1 min read
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- A Springfield nonprofit is celebrating the growth that it has seen in the downtown area over the last year. In the last year, 14 new business have made their way to downtown, including restaurants, a bookstore and even a place to go play pinball. Downtown Springfield Inc. said the variety of [...]
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