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BOS Center expansion project working its way through Illinois statehouse – WICS (Springfield)
A new economic development plan for downtown Springfield would create the Capital Area Tourism Authority and would help expand the BOS Center and build a new hotel. Creation of the five-member board (three appointees from the Sangamon County Board, one from the City of Springfield, and one from the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority (SMEAA) was was recently added to House Bill 910, which is also the megaprojects bill.
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No one want to travel to Springfield except to see the Lincoln museum and then the capitol. Kind of an easy day trip. No need for a hotel stay either unless the hotels there aren’t up to state rep standards. It is likely being built for them.