Labor Day parade canceled due to COVID-19

Springfield’s Labor Day Parade, a tradition for decades, will not take place this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Springfield and Central Illinois Trades and Labor Council made the decision “for the safety of the delegates and the general public,” said RJ Finneran, vice president of the council, in a notice to members and affiliates.”While Labor Day 2020 will be different for us this year, we will not lose sight of the reason for Labor Day. A lot of our […]