If you consider yourself a local Springfield expert...your opportunity is here. Visit Springfield is hosting a Springfield ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic essentially shut down travel in March 2020, ushering in a years-long disruption to everyday life, the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau didn't just pack it in.

SPRINGFIELD — This 250th anniversary of the American Revolution — the opening shots of Lexington and Concord rang out in April 1775 — is a major business opportunity for the state’s $23.6 ...

$326 million in local tourism revenue $40 billion in state economic impact 443,000 jobs supported by tourism in the state $10.6 billion in income associated with tourism jobs 180 million visits to ...

2023 was another barnstorming year for tourism in Springfield, a report from a global tourism research firm found last week. Last year, tourism generated a local economic impact of $601.3 million — an ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Springfield continues to benefit from economic growth caused by tourism. On Thursday, Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visit Springfield, announced the area ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Tourism bureaus across the state have more funding for attracting international visitors. Champaign and Springfield are among the Central Illinois grantees. The Illinois ...

A downtown casino in Springfield might help revitalize the city if planners can devise ways to smoothly control traffic and link the casino to existing attractions such as the Naismith Memorial ...

The city of Springfield is allocating $320,000 in federal relief money to nine organizations that focus on arts, cultural and tourism programming as the pandemic had impacted those sectors. The money ...

The past summer was "easily" the best on record for overnight travel in Springfield, according to the head of a tourism group. Tracy Kimberlin, president of the Springfield Convention and Visitors ...