The Illinois Times has been taking votes for the Best of Springfield 2012.  The long list of stuff you can vote for includes local businesses, restaurants, bands, people, schools, and the list goes on.  You can head over to the Times’s website and fill out an online ballot if you give your name, email, and the town you are from.  You can find a lot of Springfield music related polls in the “entertainment & nightlife” category.  There you can vote for best rock band, best new band of 2012, and best music venue *wink wink*.  Voting goes until Sunday, September 23rd.  The winners will be announced on Thursday, October 25th in that issue of the Illinois Times.