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Statehouse Insider: Break is over. Let the fun begin.
Resisting the temptation to use a cliched line from "Poltergeist," but the fact is both the House and Senate return to S…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Bouvet and father get Oval Office time with Trump
SHANE BOUVET, a Stonington man and campaign volunteer who got to meet with President DONALD...
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Digging Springfield: All about the city's abandoned underground mines
Ever wonder about the coal mines below your feet? Didn't even know they were there?Unless you live within a 12-block rad…
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Mason City native Matt Brayfield reaches NHL after paying his dues
The Anaheim Ducks are gearing up for a run in the NHL playoffs.And it's Mason City native Matt Brayfield's job, in his f…
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Illinois lawmakers return for last half of spring session
Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield this week from a lengthy spring break, facing a to-do list that covers everythi…
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Durbin meets with Venezuelan president, jailed Utah man
CARACAS, Venezuela - An influential U.S. senator pressed for fair elections and the release of a jailed American during …
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Springfield Sports HOF speaker: Tony Rice didn't need NFL
Monday's Springfield Sports Hall of Fame speaker Tony Rice never got a chance to play in the NFL. That might sound unusu…
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Mexican grocery store opens on Wabash Avenue
Those elusive ingredients for that new recipe you've been meaning to try are no longer so hard to find thanks to new eth…
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Male juvenile shot Saturday morning in Springfield
Springfield Police responded to separate shots-fired reports early Saturday morning, one that involved an injury.A male …
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After delay, Illinois soil and water districts to receive $5 million
After a long delay, $5 million in funding for Illinois' soil and water conservation districts will soon be released, a s…
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SHG's Malik Turner, Rochester's Garret Dooley hoping for success in NFL Draft
Former Central State Eight Conference standouts Malik Turner and Garret Dooley have endured their share of hardships.Bot…
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'Rent,' 'Spamalot' and 'Sound of Music' coming to Sangamon Auditorium
If there's one overarching theme for the next year at Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield, it'…
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Two Cardinals games will be on Facebook only, not on TV
ST. LOUIS - The countdown to "telegate" for some Cardinals fans is less than a week, and Round 2 now has been added.The …
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Peoria area becomes epicenter for massive bleeding in synthetic cannabis users
PEORIA - When the first synthetic cannabis users started showing up with uncontrolled bleeding at Peoria area hospitals,…
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Lincoln's Tropics sign almost restored; relighting ceremony set for June
Restoration of the iconic sign that stood outside of a well-known Lincoln diner is nearly complete.The sign that marked …
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