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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Springfield could keep Lincoln Home open during federal shutdown

If a federal shutdown were to happen, Springfield would now be able to approach the National Park Service with the optio…

Springfield had two dozen sites listed in 'The Green Book'

Between at least the 1930s and 1970s, travel in America could be difficult, even dangerous, for African-Americans. To he…

State's revenues will fall short of budget needs

The Illinois legislature's financial forecasters said Tuesday they expect the state to fall about $184 million short of …

Police object to only one license plate on Illinois vehicles

Illinois law enforcement groups want to pump the brakes on proposed legislation that would do away with a requirement th…

Two months after Donna Bricker's death, family hopes for break in case

Debbie Squires said her mother, Donna Bricker, had a keen observation about her longtime pastor at Third Presbyterian Ch…

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Dear Monty: Retirement home search requires effort

Reader Question: My wife and I are getting closer to retirement, and we can go anywhere we want in the USA. We want to find the right lake or mountain home. I am looking for a single agent/source to help us find what we want...

Father drops child from burning second-floor apartment

A 2-year-old child was dropped from a burning second-floor apartment by his father in the 1100 block of West Edwards Str…

Old Dominion to play Illinois State Fair

Country group Old Dominion is returning to the Illinois State Fair, not long after being named the Vocal Group of the Ye…

Illinois gets ready to go all in on sports betting

Sports gambling, a multibillion-dollar industry that mostly relies on the black market, may soon go legit in Illinois.

Minecraft videos lead to Williamsville student's interest in graphic design

Editor's note: This is the fourth and final article in a series about local teen artists. Read the rest of the series at…

Bill would define 'consent' in sex education classes

Illinois lawmakers are aiming to provide a more comprehensive definition of "consent" to schools' sex education classes.

United Methodist Church deals with hurt after vote

Even as voters wrestled with one of the most historic votes in the history of the United Methodist Church at a special s…

Downtown Springfield bars could be allowed to have sidewalk seating

After months of discussions with downtown Springfield bar owners, a plan to loosen the city's sidewalk cafe ordinance wi…

Easton Corbin added to Sangamon County Fair

Easton Corbin, who had a pair of No. 1 country hits from his self-titled debut album in 2009, will play the Sangamon Cou…

Reisch family celebrates revival of Gold Top beer with last brewmaster, now 100

TOWN & COUNTRY, Mo. - Though long in his past, George Reisch still has vivid dreams of the Springfield brewery that bore…

Heated battle, likely passage ahead for abortion bill at Statehouse

Illinois is poised to provide greater access to reproductive health care and abortion procedures than any other state in…

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