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Springfield is the Capital of Illinois, the county seat of Sangamon County, and the 6th most populous city in Illinois. It is located in central Illinois and is accessed by Interstate 55 and 72. It is approximately 202 miles southwest of Chicago and 92 miles northeast of St. Louis, MO. The historic US Route 66 crosses Illinois from Chicago to East St. Louis, which includes Springfield. Also, it is the hometown of President Abraham Lincoln, whose life and activities drive tourism. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Complex adds to the annual tourism traffic. Further, Springfield is home to the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS), one of three universities in the U of I system with 1,642 employees and 2,503 enrolled students, the Southern Illinois (SIU) School of Medicine, and Lincoln Land Community College. The city of Springfield is driven primarily by the State Government (17,800 employees), a large medical community including two hospitals and a clinic (9,672 employees), the Southern Illinois School of Medicine, a concentration of large clinics, heart specialists, and the Simmons Cooper Cancer Institute. Additionally, Springfield has many state associations, legal offices, and other professional services based on the above sources of economic activity. Finally, Springfield has many local businesses operating their corporate headquarters here, including Horace Mann Educators (1,066 employees), Blue Cross and Blue Shield (900 employees), Wells Fargo (550 employees), Bunn-O-Matic Corp (500 employees), and Levi, Ray & Shoup Inc (LRS) [319 employees]. Currently, Springfield has several economic development and capital improvements projects underway. The Springfield Rail Improvements Project will relocate passenger and freight traffic from the Third Street corridor to Tenth Street and construct grade separations (roadway underpasses and one overpass) at the critical rail crossings on both the Tenth and Nineteenth Street corridors. The Springfield-Sangamon County Transportation Center will combine SMTD buses, Amtrak, intercity buses, paratransit vehicles, and taxis at one location with an adjacent parking garage. The Legacy Pointe Sports Complex is a 95-acre development that would include flexible, multi-use indoor and outdoor facilities as well as space for family entertainment. The proposed 150,000-square-foot indoor space would include courts for basketball and volleyball and turf space. The 46-acre outdoor space would include diamonds for baseball and softball as well as fields for sports like soccer and lacrosse. The Old State Capitol will have an underground parking garage and conference center and a two-level visitor center as part of a $224 million renovation.