The Bank of Springfield Center is ready for the lawmakers

Posted on May 20, 2020
The Bank of Springfield Center used to be known as the Prairie Capital Convention Center.
(PHOTO: BOS Center Facebook Page)

 

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD– Company’s coming – up to 118 guests plus their support staffs. And after hosting basketball games, future President Donald Trump, and Alice Cooper, Bank of Springfield Center general manager Brian Oaks says he’s ready to take on House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) and the rest of the Illinois House of Representatives.

“We’re glad that the building can be of service at a time where we’re without events for an extended period,” said Oaks. “The General Assembly had reached out to us as they were trying to explore options for how they might host this session, and with the building being available and the amount of space that we had, it just ended up working out that they could appropriately social distance the legislators while they are able to meet together.”

The Bank of Springfield Center used to be known as the Prairie Capital Convention Center.

Oaks said most of his staff is on furlough, but some have come back to help. The House – with 118 six-foot tables, each with their own microphone – meets on the main floor of the convention center through Friday.

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