Springfield alderman’s controversial comment draws ire of colleagues

A Springfield alderman earned the ire of his colleagues Tuesday night after making controversial comments during a discussion about the makeup of the city’s boards and commissions.Responding to a pair of measures on the consent agenda — one that would require those serving on city boards and commissions to be Springfield residents and another limiting people to serving on one at a time — at Tuesday’s city council meeting, Ward 7 Ald. Joe McMenamin said that […]