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3 Aug, 2020
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Sangamon County reports second-highest daily total of COVID cases
Sangamon County reported 42 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Sunday, the second-highest daily total.
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Ashland man, part of 11 naval trans-Atlantic convoys during WWII, shrugs off ‘hero stuff’

Probably no one in central Illinois is looking forward to seeing the movie "Greyhound," the Tom Hanks thriller about the World War II's Battle of the Atlantic, more than Gordon Smedley of Ashland.

Bernard Schoenburg: LaHood lone Illinoisan to vote against bill to remove statues in D.C.

As part of the national debate about what historical figures should be honored in the public square, the U.S. House voted 305-113 to remove from the U.S. Capitol various statues of people who voluntarily served the Confederacy.

 
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Hot diggity dog! Fans relish time with Wienermobile

Randi Garst said her 4-year-old son, Ashyr Redman, got to see the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile once before in Springfield.

Health Matters: Health disparity and health equity, Part 3: What can we do about it?

In the first two parts of this series we presented data on how COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minorities and some of the underlying causes.

 
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COVID-19 is changing campaigning too

The coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to change how they go about their regular activities. That includes political candidates.

Isaias nears virus-hit Florida after lashing the Bahamas

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on Chinese software

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.

SpaceX guiding NASA astronauts to 1st splashdown in 45 years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

LIVE VIDEO: SpaceX/NASA astronauts return to earth

The first astronauts to ride a SpaceX capsule into orbit headed toward a retro-style splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon to close out a two-month test flight.