The former Pillsbury Mills plant on the north east side of Springfield closed 20 years ago. The 18-acre property has significant legal entanglements and is known to be contaminated with asbestos and lead paint. The surrounding neighborhoods are among the most severely impoverished in Springfield.
Removal of existing structures and redevelopment of the site will provide the area with public safety, environmental, health, justice, and economics benefits.
Moving Pillsbury Forward (MPF) has positioned itself to coordinate redevelopment of the 18-acre site.
The Pillsbury project is large and complex but manageable. The project is reasonable and workable with the coordination provided by Moving Pillsbury Forward. It is also clearly worth the effort.
Doing nothing is the worst possible outcome. A successful outcome will require significant support from both public and private sources – and the support of the entire Springfield community. Please join us.
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Pillsbury Project: Public Safety Partnership
Friends, Moving Pillsbury Forward identified early in our formation as a working group that public safety was a real issue with the vacant and partially demolished Pillsbury plant. That was just over 6 years ago. Today, over 60% of the structures at the site have been demolished since we took ownership in 2022. And work
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ALPLM Exhibit Invitation: April 16, 3-5pm
Friends, Moving Pillsbury Forward and the ALPLM have scheduled a Pillsbury Exhibit reception from 3 to 5pm on Thursday, April 16. The reception is free for all friends and supporters of MPF to attend. Museum staff and MPF members will be available throughout for historical discussions of the Springfield Pillsbury plant. Brief formal remarks about
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My Heart’s Downtown – Doughboy Visit
Friends, Doughboy went downtown this week to visit the new Pillsbury exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum and support the My Heart’s Downtown initiative. It is always fun to visit the sites and support downtown Springfield. My Heart’s Downtown is a community-wide initiative celebrating the businesses, people, and places that make downtown
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“Pillsbury: Past, Present, and Future”
Chris Richmond, retired Fire Marshall in Springfield, IL and creator of the group Moving Pillsbury Forward, gives a PechaKucha presentation on “Pillsbury: Past, Present, and Future” as part of Springfield Inner City Older Neighborhoods’ (ICON) Annual Party Fundraiser 2019.