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Balanced Pleasant Plains girls face Eureka in supersectional
Eureka High School has weathered three straight scoring outbursts by opposing players to reach a girls basketball supers…
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After-school programs on chopping block again
Federally funded after-school programs that serve about 1,500 students in Springfield are once again on the chopping blo…
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Illinois State Museum gets new interim director, exhibits
The Illinois State Museum in Springfield ushers in a new year with some changes, including a new director.Robert Sill wi…
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Someone to know: Springfield man raises and shows Clydesdale horses
Something to know about him: Grant Johnson, of Springfield, says he has two full-time jobs. One is being an event admini…
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Springfield Cub Scouts troop launches program for girls
Over the years, 10-year-old Tori Zobus of Sherman has been involved in a lot of activities such as dance, soccer, basket…
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Rochester looking into getting out of CWLP water deal, building new plant with others
ROCHESTER - The village of Rochester is considering breaking ties with Springfield's City Water, Light and Power and joi…
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Basketball Bulldogs put Staunton on map in '93
Andy Kuba is a real estate investor. Brad Skertich is a school superintendent. Ron Hampton is a financial analyst for a …
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Crime Stoppers seeking help to identify suspected phone thieves
Four teens suspected of stealing eight cellphones from a T-Mobile store in Springfield also are wanted for stealing phon…
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PORTA's Trey Hild comes away with first place at state
CHAMPAIGN - It was a long time coming, but Trey Hild can finally say he's a state champion.Trey Hild came to Champaign -…
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Statehouse Insider: Don't spend that tax cut all at once
It didn't take Gov. BRUCE RAUNER long to try and capitalize on the tax cut tease he laid out in his budget speech.A day …
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Opponents: Rauner insurance changes would hurt state workers, retired teachers
In presenting his fourth state budget proposal last week, Gov. Bruce Rauner dug into his playbook to recycle ideas that …
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Airbnb popularity growing; Springfield to take its piece with new tax
Springfield resident Colleen Cavanagh first learned about Airbnb when she was traveling with her daughter. She went to S…
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Hockey jamboree during Olympics brings out young players
As hockey players from around the world battle it out in Pyeongchang, South Korea, at the 2018 Winter Olympics, pint-siz…
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Cocoa Blue and Beer Nuts combine for new snack
Peanut butter and jelly. Milk and cookies. COCOA BLUE CHOCOLATES and BEER NUTS?Maybe the third pairing still needs some …
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Pope revives sex abuse commission, names Springfield woman to it
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis revived his lapsed sex abuse advisory commission by naming new members - including a retired…
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