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Oak Terrace nursing home closes amid chaos, lack of answers
Tears flowed and tempers raged Thursday as a financially troubled Springfield nursing home abruptly closed - almost a mo…
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Jackson Street work combines beautification, flood relief
The next phase of a Jackson Street historic corridor project in Springfield combines beautification and flood control.Sp…
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Gov. Rauner to borrow up to $6B to pay off late bills
Gov. Bruce Rauner acknowledged Thursday that Illinois has no choice but to borrow up to $6 billion to tackle a financial…
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Authorities identify Waverly homicide victim; husband arrested
WAVERLY - The victim in a homicide in Waverly Tuesday night has been identified as 29-year-old Jessie Henson of Waverly.…
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Oak Terrace nursing home closing this afternoon
A Springfield nursing home dealing with financial problems is planning to close this afternoon after telling state regul…
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Event tries to steer students to STEM activities
ROCHESTER - As state and federal officials try to boost student interest in STEM-related fields, a grassroots effort in …
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Former Riverton residents become Texas flood victims for 2nd time
When former Riverton residents Ricky and Janice Davis moved into their new home in Orange, Texas, a few weeks before Chr…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Pritzker called Schaive about 'deplorable' IDOT firing
Controversy over past Illinois Department of Transportation hiring - and some dismissals made by Gov. BRUCE RAUNER's adm…
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Todd M. Adams: I'd hate to play Cyclones this week
I'd hate to be Normal U-High on Friday.That's been a common refrain around town since last week, when Sacred Heart-Griff…
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Rauner releases statewide plan to address opioid epidemic
With the goal of reducing overdose-related deaths by one-third in three years, Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration on Wed…
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Man facing charges after woman killed in Waverly
WAVERLY - A 33-year-old man suspected of stabbing a woman to death inside her home in Waverly Tuesday night was arrested…
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Springfield shooting range damaged by fire
Investigators with the Springfield fire and police departments were called to the Springfield Shooting Center on Wednesd…
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2006 Pritzker donation to Blagojevich raises questions
CHICAGO - A 2006 donation from Illinois gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker to ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's re-election i…
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CS8 football notebook: 'Upper-echelon' victory over SHG an important step for MacArthur
DECATUR - Decatur MacArthur High School's Week 1 53-0 win over cross-town rival Eisenhower was seen by many as a stateme…
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Springfield aldermen approve tax incentives for proposed power plant
A deal to provide tax incentives for a Houston-based company to build a $1 billion natural gas power plant near Pawnee g…
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