Langfelder declares local state of emergency

Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder formally declared a local state of emergency Wednesday afternoon in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Coming more than two weeks after the state of Illinois declared a state of emergency and more than a week after the county declared one, Langfelder said it was a necessary step for the city to operate effectively during the pandemic, which he described as “an unprecedented crisis.”“This declaration will allow us the flexibility we need […]