public parks

After an intense campaign in which both sides accused each other of spreading misinformation, a patch of land proposed for development in the Galloway neighborhood will remain under current zoning rules.

Artificial turf will be installed on 19 playing fields at Killian Softball Complex, Cooper Park and Lake Country Soccer.

The new wider trail runs just north of the native rock pavilion inside Phelps Grove Park.

The new Thomas Kachel Fountain now sprays its misty jets high into the air. Located at the bottom of the hill by the Springfield Botanical Center, the big new water feature sparkles near Lake Drummond and the Hosta Garden at Close Memorial Park.