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VentThu, Oct 1, 2026

That hotel tax hit and downtown still feels half-asleep

Sangamon County’s new hotel/motel tax is live, supposedly to help expand the Bank of Springfield Center. Fine. I’ll pay my share when I overnight somewhere.

What I want is the part that actually shows up on Monroe and Sixth — lights on, doors open, a Tuesday that doesn’t feel like a Sunday. Until then I’m filing this under “promise receipts.”

If you’ve got a take on whether the BOS Center expansion will actually move the needle, leave it below. Anonymous is fine.

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