After Springfield protests, city council pivots towards action

It may have started with the youth of Springfield, but the cause of Black Lives Matter has found new allies in city government in the past few days as leaders search for the proper response to the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.As they basked in the sweltering heat in front of the State Capitol Sunday, the young activists found themselves joined by a cadre of local elected officials, including Sen. Dick Durbin, Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder and five of 10 sitting […]