Leland Grove
A city in Sangamon County, Illinois — population 1,451 as of 2020.
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The Get Free Music Series, presented by the music program of University of Illinois Springfield, is the city’s only officially sanctioned platform for live, fully-improvised music. The fall 2026 series will kick off this Friday with a special concert featuring California-based…
Creatives & Arts
Kate McKenzie interview
Tony Stang sits down with Kate McKenzie, CEO of Local Journalism Matters, to talk about the behind-the-scenes world of journalism, the stories reporters carry with them, and what the future of local news might look like at Illinois Times. It is a conversation about journalism,…
Creatives & Arts
Pritzker establishes AI cabinet amid calls for greater regulation
Gov. JB Pritzker is setting up a new group within state government to explore more regulations for artificial intelligence as calls grow across the country for new restrictions. Pritzker signed an executive order on Tuesday to establish an AI Cabinet made up of experts and…
Government & Civic
Downtown dilemma in Taylorville
The Taylorville City Council is pushing forward with a planned $5 million renovation project downtown despite organized opposition and fears that disruptions caused by the work could decimate many businesses on the square. The project is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of…
Real Estate & Development
Relief, sadness accompanies gang charges
The Sangamon County State’s Attorney has announced charges against 24 alleged gang members tied to six murders, including the killing of a 9-year old boy last year. A triple homicide on Oct. 9, 2025, killed Cash Russell, 9, Mhynesha Day, 22, and Devione Brady, 21, in the 3000…
Public Safety
County Board defends data center approval in court
The Sangamon County Board defended its April zoning approval of the county’s first hyperscale data center in court on Sept. 11, as Circuit Judge Adam Giganti set the stage for an Oct. 9 hearing about a motion to dismiss. Several Waverly residents who live approximately a mile or…
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Leland Grove by the numbers
- Area
- 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km²)
- Median age
- 47.5
- Households
- 694
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $130,833
- Median house value
- $274,300
- Office
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- Address
- 2000 CHATHAM RD, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704