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Posted: Sep 23, 2020 / 07:37 PM CDT / Updated: Sep 23, 2020 / 07:37 PM CDT

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City leaders, advocates work to improve city’s east side

by Courtney Bunting / Oct 27, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- Community leaders and activists are fighting for growth on one side of the city. It's an area they say, for years, has seemed to be forgotten.

"This community is for all of us, and we should want all of it to be well-represented and taken care of," said Sunshine Clemons. She's the founder of the Springfield's Black Lives Matter chapter. "A lot of people in this community, especially on the east side, I believe, feel undervalued and underheard, over-policed, but they are just as important to this community as anyone on any other side," she explained.

What she's talking about is how Springfield is historically known for being divided by the train tracks, with the east side on one side and the rest of the city on the other. But some city leaders are trying to encourage more investment on the east side.

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School board votes against $30K bonus

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) -- The school board voted against giving Assistant Superintendent Jeffery Dase a $30,000 bonus after public backlash.

Dozens spoke out against the proposed bonus at Tuesday night's board meeting, citing a toxic environment in the district and accusing the board of being out of touch with the times by putting the bonus on the agenda in the first place.

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VCHD reports death of additional resident with COVID-19

VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Vermilion County Health Department reported the death of an additional resident with COVID-19.

In a news release, health officials said the patient was a man in his 70s. They said this was the 9th death in one month. There have been 13 residents with the virus that have died in Vermilion County.

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