The Sangamo Club is conveniently located in downtown Springfield, close to the heart of state government. The Club is located within two blocks of the Capitol and near the city's finer hotels, convention center, executive mansion, downtown business, the courts and most state administrative offices.

An Advisory Board of Directors comprised of influential and accomplished men and women from widely differing fields of endeavor serve as the foundation of the Sangamo Club. These individuals have given their time, support and guidance to further continuing success of the Club.

  

Please consider recommending the Sangamo Club when dining with friends, family, and business clients. Also, consider our various private rooms for wedding events, birthday parties, anniversaries, charity events, business dinners, board meetings or seminars. You will find the Sangamo Club is worthy of your greatest expectations no matter the event or the length of your guest list.

The Sangamo Club is noted for fine dining in an elegant atmosphere. Only the freshest highest quality ingredients meet the standards set by our Chefs.

Reservations are encouraged for all open-dining areas of the Club, with the exception of the Grill Room, at which reservations are not accepted at lunch.

Weekday lunch offers a broad menu, featuring fresh meats, seafood, vegetarian, American and ethnic cuisine and daily specials. Lunch is served quickly and unobtrusively.

  

Lunch in the Grill Room offers a traditional, yet more casual atmosphere, complete with large-screen television monitors. Guests dining in the Grill Room seat themselves. During lunch, Members who are not accompanied by a guest or other Member are invited to sit with fellow Members at one of the two group tables in the Grill Room (called the "long table" and "round table"). When alone, you may also sit at the Grill Room bar or at any table of your choosing in the dining rooms.

DINNER DINING

Dinner features traditional "white table cloth" service, with your server taking and placing your order. Members are asked to review and sign the check at the end of the evening.

Evening meal service offers gourmet a la carte menu and wine by the glass and bottle. Our pianist plays on Friday and Saturday evenings in the Main Dining Room.

A variety of finest quality dinner specials and buffets featuring salad and entree for one fixed price. Nightly specials are offered from time to time often hightlighting seasonal specialties. Chef's Night on Thursday includes at least three selections. “American Bistro” is offered on Friday evenings and features a cold buffet. Value-priced entrees are available on this menu, as well as gourmet selections. During the Christmas season, a Holiday Buffet replaces the American Bistro menu. Pan fried chicken and made-from-scratch mashed potatoes and gravy are offered on Family Night on Wednesday evenings. Entrees may also be ordered from the menu.

Read the Club newsletter, Syllabus , for the latest updates on special dinner menus and related service. Members may also call the Club in advance and arrange for preparation of food items not appearing on the menu. Additionally, the Club’s baker can prepare custom-baked cakes to help celebrate special events.

BAR SERVICE [ Top ]

Full bar service is available in the Grill Room each day the Club is open beginning at 11:30am. Bar service includes the broadest variety of spirits, wines and beers. A qualified bartender is on duty. In the evening, the Grill Room is a bar room; it is also used for dinner by some diners. The Grill Room is an ideal location to watch sports events due to large-screen televisions.

AT YOUR SERVICE [ Top ]

• Cooking Lessons
  The Club features Saturday cooking lessons with General Manager David Radwine, CCM. A gourmet meal is cooked and eaten by the group. Consult the annual program calendar and the Syllabus for details.
• Speakers
  Throughout the year, guest speakers are invited to make presentations. These speakers discuss topics pertinent to the members. The presentations are accompanied by lunch or dinner.
• Entertainment
  A variety of bands entertain at Club-hosted events. Additionally, the Club presents dinner meal events and live musical performances in the Main Dinning Room.
• Children's Programming
  Activities for children include the Kool Yule children's holiday party, tea parties, and cooking and etiquette classes.
• Bridge Group
  Bridge-playing members and their guests meet on Thursday evenings. The group has dinner at 6pm followed by bridge from 7 to 9:30pm. Players range from novice to knowledgeable.
• Literary Series
  The Literary Series holds monthly lunches featuring noted speakers on literary topics. Members benefit from presentations even if they have not read the featured book.
• Library
  The Club includes a Library featuring extensive magazine and newspaper subscriptions. Members are invited to use the materials in the Library. Reading materials may be removed from the Library to the Lobby or a dining room; however, they should be returned to the Library after use.
• Cigar Stand
  The Club has a cigar stand featuring hand-rolled cigars, premium cigarettes and related items. Matches and ashtrays are located throughout the Club. Smoking is permitted in the Grill Room.
• Business Services
  Local calls may be made from the Member phone located in the lobby. Pay phones are available for long distance calls. Photocopies and telefaxes can be arranged with the lobby desk and are billed to your account. Business can be conducted at the business station located on the main level near the lobby.
• Pre-Performance Dining
  The Sangamo Club can accomodate reservations as early as 5:45pm on evenings of performance of the Sangamon Auditorium, Theatre Center, Illinois Symphony Orchestra and Illinois Chamber Orchestra. When making your reservation, simply notify the receptionist of your need to dine early.
• Winemaker and Beer Dinners
  Occasional dinners are held featuring the wines, beers, or spirits of a particular vineyard or vendor. Representatives present information regarding the growing season, preparation and making and sales of wines or beers. A gourmet meal compliments the wine or beer.

ELECTED MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES [ Top ]

Members in good standing of the Sangamo Club are encouraged to invite and sponsor potential members. Membership applications are available by contacting the Membership and Program Director.

Membership proposals must be signed by a sponsoring Member, be approved by the Membership Committee and be accepted by the Board of Directors. Upon Membership Committee and Board approval, the nominee's name is posted for five business days on the Club bulletin board. If no objection is received in the five day period, the Secretary informs the nominee of his/her acceptance as a member. At that time the initiation fee and first month's dues and improvement fund assessment are billed.

	Initiation Fee	Dues	Assessments
Resident	$1,250	$93.00 per month	$12.00 per month
Senior Resident Member	-	$139.50 per quarter	$36.00 per month
Young Professional	$650	$25.00 per month	$10.00 per month
Non-Resident	$400	$169.50 per quarter	-
Senior Non-Resident	-	$84.75 per quarter	-

• Resident
  Resident An applicant of good character, age 35 or above, whose permanent residence, except for temporary absences, is within 50 miles of Springfield.

  Qualified Business Privileges
  Applicants who work full-time for a Qualified Business are eligible for a 50% discount off the initiation fee. A Qualified Business is a non-governmental business or not-for-profit organization which employs three or more Resident Members on a full-time basis. When an application causes the entity to become a Qualified Business (by increasing the number of Resident Members to three), the initiation fee discount will also apply.

  Qualified Business Employee Waivers
  When a Resident Member ceases to remain a full-time employee of a Qualified Business, the Club will establish one initiation fee waiver in the name of the Qualified Business. The Qualified Business may then designate another of its full-time employees to receive a waiver of an initiation fee. The waiver must be used within three months.

• Senior Resident Member
  Any Resident Member whose combined age and number of years as a Club Member totals 100 shall qualify for Senior Resident Membership. To become a Senior Resident Member, the qualifying Member must notify the Club in writing of their intention to transfer to Senior status.

• Young Professional
  An applicant of good character, age 21 through 34, whose permanent residence, except for temporary absences, is within 50 miles of Springfield. When a Young Professional Member attains age 35, he/she shall be reclassified as a Resident Member.

  Half the initiation fee ($625) is payable within 30 days after application approval. The balance is to be paid in equal yearly installments each January prior to applicant's 35th birth date.

• Non-Resident
  A person of good character whose permanent home is more than 50 miles from Springfield, and whose residence within said 50 mile limit is only temporary or occasional.

• Non-Resident Lobbyist Transfers
  A Non-Resident Member registered as a lobbyist may transfer credit for having paid the initiation fee to a new non-resident applicant. The applicant must be replacing the Member as the new registered lobbyist for the same entity. The existing Member must identify the name of the new lobbyist and must tender a resignation to the Club.

• Senior Non-Resident Member
  Any Non-Resident Member whose combined age and number of years as a Club Member totals 100 shall qualify for Senior Non-Resident Membership. To become a Senior Non-Resident Member, the qualifying Member must notify the Club in writing of their intention to transfer to Senior status.

• Honorary - Honorary memberships are offered to the following State of Illinois elected officials: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer and Attorney General. Honorary membership shall be offered to the elected Mayor of the City of Springfield, Illinois. Honorary membership for elected officials shall terminate at the expiration of their tenure in the office. Honorary membership may be offered to such other persons as the Board determines and may be granted to a Resident Member in recognition of long and faithful service to the Club.

Miscellaneous

• Surviving Spouse
  The surviving spouse of a deceased Member will be invited to assume the Club membership. Member classification will be based on the surviving spouse’s age. Senior status will be based on the surviving spouse’s age plus the number of years of membership based on the original initiation date.

• Family Member Waivers
  The initiation fee of any applicant who is at least 21 years old will be waived if proposed for membership by a parent, grandparent, step parent, child or spouse who is a Club Member.

• Membership Category Transfers
  When a Non-Resident Member transfers to Resident or Young Professional membership, and the applicant has not previously been a Resident or Young Professional Member, the transfer fee will be the difference paid for Non-Resident membership and the current Resident or Young Professional membership fee. There is no fee for Resident or Young Professional Members who transfer to Non-Resident membership.

• Reinstatement
  A former Member of the Club who was in good standing, when membership terminated may, upon application, be reinstated as a Member. A reinstatement payment is required to the Club equal to the amount the former Member would have paid as a building assessment had he/she not terminated membership, plus $50. In no event will the fee exceed the amount of the current initiation fee.

• Holiday Bonus
  Each year in October, all Members shall be assessed a fee, to be determined by the Board of Directors to create a holiday fund to be paid to the Club employees in December.