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Former St. Louis Cardinal Ray Lankford comes back where it all began in Springfield
It may have begun in Los Angeles for Ray Lankford, but the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame inductee began his path…
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Illinois Republicans pull 'jihad squad' post after criticism
CHICAGO - Top leaders of the Illinois Republican Party launched an effort at damage control Sunday after a social media …
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Iconic red doors at First Presbyterian getting a makeover
When the Rev. Susan Phillips became pastor at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Springfield in 2017, she said was su…
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State trooper's name added to ISP memorial wall
When picking a date to hold a ceremony commemorating his wife, fallen Trooper Brooke Jones-Story, at the Illinois State …
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Kidzeum celebrates one year in downtown Springfield
After first hearing about the Kidzeum of Health and Science through Facebook, Virden resident Renee Schowalter said it w…
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Statehouse Insider: Poll says Pritzker popularity sagging
Gov. J.B. PRITZKER is not a popular guy.So says the finding of a poll released last week that evaluated the popularity o…
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'Health & Housing' center proposed to better respond to homelessness
To more effectively prevent homelessness and intervene in the lives of people living on Springfield's streets, a local s…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Springfield man travels far to encounter candidates
If you are a major presidential candidate - particularly a Democratic one these days - it's very possible you have met M…
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Local Business Notes: Springfield first in video gaming terminals, second in revenue
Even as the state gears up for a massive expansion of casino gaming that largely excludes Springfield, the capital city …
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Man on the Moon: Remembering NASA's Apollo 11 space mission, 50 years later
Fifty years ago, human spaceflight captured the world's imagination. Hundreds of millions of people watched the Apollo 1…
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Pritzker, Planned Parenthood turn down federal health funding because of Trump's 'gag rule'
Recent actions by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Planned Parenthood of Illinois to turn down federal Title X dollars and substit…
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SIU, UIS, Sangamon County pushing for downtown Springfield 'mini-campus'
SPRINGFIELD - A broad coalition is forming to push for state funding for a joint campus in downtown Springfield, to be s…
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Sterigenics clash could lead to special session
A clash over a court filing that would pave the way for the reopening of a medical sterilization company linked to incre…
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Litchfield man charged with child sexual exploitation to remain in custody
A Litchfield man will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service on charges of child sexual exploitation after a…
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Service organization's raffle benefits charities
A Catholic fraternal service organization has donated more than $50,000 to local charities in the last seven months, tha…
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