Summer surge: Convention season heats up in downtown Springfield – WAND (Decatur)

"The tourism industry in Springfield and Sangamon County produced $563 million last year in tourism revenue," said Visit Springfield Marketing Manager Amy Beadle. "Right now we're piecing up 5 percent in total overall hotel revenue, at the end of May this year over last year. And last year, we were up about 33 percent over the previous year."

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