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29 Mar, 2020
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Two people shot outside Springfield duplex
Two people are hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot outside a duplex Saturday afternoon.
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Friend-In-Deed donates $25,000 to COVID-19 relief fund

Friend-In-Deed, a charity run by The State Journal-Register that provides a holiday meal for families and individuals in need, is donating $25,000 to the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln's COVID-19 response fund.

Infant among 13 new deaths from COVID-19 in Illinois

A baby who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Saturday.

 
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Severe weather expected across central Illinois Saturday

There is a heightened risk for severe weather across central and northern Illinois on Saturday, with damaging winds, large hail and strong tornadoes all possible.

Bernard Schoenburg: Duckworth calls $2.2 trillion bill a ‘down payment,’ Trump ‘incompetent’

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, of Hoffman Estates, was among senators who voted unanimously for the $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package.

 
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Statehouse Insider: Pritzker gets help delivering his message

Anyone who has watched Gov. JB Pritzker give one of his daily coronavirus updates knows that the event is also presented in sign language for the hearing impaired.

Advocates for locally produced foods take cause online

Every spring the ILLINOIS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE takes advocates for locally produced foods and the farmers who grow them to the Illinois State Capitol to lobby for the industry.

Rural people cope with COVID-19

SMITHSHIRE - With no grocery store and no gas station, the only place to buy food in tiny Smithshire is Cindy Lou's Kitchen.

Lincoln Land Community College: LLCC is here during this challenging time

What a difference a month makes.

Springfield’s Tim Wilkerson patiently waiting for NHRA’s return

This is Tim Wilkerson's silver anniversary in the National Hot Rod Association Funny Car series, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, it's been the most unique season yet.