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2 Jul, 2020
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Raoul asks judge to force recognition of ERA’ ratification
Illinois' top lawyer wants a U.S. court to compel a federal official to formally acknowledge the Equal Rights Amendment received enough state support to be added to the U.S. Constitution - a largely procedural step that has thus far blocked the amendment from ratification.
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The Feed Store to close after 43 years

The Feed Store, a downtown Springfield lunchtime staple, will close permanently Friday after nearly 43 years in business.

‘We are a family and we come together in times like these’

Marsha Strumpher was "a strong independent woman who was not afraid to tell you about anything.

 
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City man sentenced on animal torture, cruelty charges

A Springfield man who pleaded guilty to charges of animal torture and aggravated cruelty to an animal on March 13 was sentenced in a Sangamon County Court Wednesday.

SMTD returning to regular service Monday

Sangamon Mass Transit District (SMTD) will return to regular service Monday as the state and city continues to reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic.

 
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SPD Police Chief: No motive yet in Bunn shooting Friday

Springfield Police still don't have a firm motive regarding the workplace shooting at Bunn-O-Matic that left three people dead at the Stevenson Drive facility Friday morning.

Londrigan backs improvements to Affordable Care Act

Days after Democrats in the U.S. House pushed through a bill expanding the Affordable Care Act, Springfield Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan said Wednesday that she backs the legislation and criticized U.S. Rep.

Money on the Brain: What you can learn from the Enron scandal

We might have another Enron on our hands. Remember Enron? Houston's Enron Corporation was one of America's largest companies.

Thomas Herbst keeps on running

While the Illinois High School Association waits for Illinois Department of Public Health approval to allow high school teams to begin formal practice, athletes can still get out and stay in shape on their own.