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[3] [4] The Nelson center is also home to several local high school ice hockey teams, [5] and is used by local figure skating clubs, youth, and adult recreational ice hockey leagues, as well as public skating. The Nelson Center was opened with one ice rink in the early 1970s. [6] The second rink was opened in 2002. [7]
The Springfield Capitols were an American ice hockey team in Springfield, Illinois. [1] [2] They played in the All-American Hockey League in the 1988–89 season.[3]As a result of the AAHL folding after the 1988–89 season, the Capitols folded in June 1989 and did not resume play in any other leagues.
Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois.Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, which makes it the state's seventh-most populous city, [10] the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the most populous in Central Illinois.
The Phoenix Center has opened a new east-side public health center with plans for a north-end location allowing the LGBTQ community center to expand its services to underserved communities in ...
With a total height of 361 feet (110 m), the Illinois Capitol is the tallest non-skyscraper capitol structure in the United States, even exceeding the height of the United States Capitol with its dome in Washington, D.C. [4] [a] The dome itself of the State Capitol in Springfield is 92.5 ft (28.2 m) wide, and is supported by underground solid bedrock, 25.5 ft (7.8 m) below the surface.
The Bank of Springfield Center (originally the Prairie Capital Convention Center) is a 7,700-seat multi-purpose arena located in Springfield, Illinois. [1]The facility is adaptable to host a variety of events, including large concerts, theatrical performances, trade shows, sporting events, and school graduation ceremonies, as well as smaller gatherings such as professional training meetings ...
From 1876 until 1966, the Old State Capitol was the county courthouse of Sangamon County.During this time the building was extensively altered. In 1839, a two-floor building had been large enough to hold the entire governmental structure of Illinois; but after continued growth in the population of Springfield and the surrounding townships, in 1898-1899 Sangamon County raised the historic ...
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Springfield. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 201,437 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 208,182). [1]