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Wooden It Be Lovely holds first graduation
Megan Shomidie of Springfield earned an associate in arts degree in art education from Lincoln Land Community College wi…
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Rauner blasts union representation of agency managers
Gov. Bruce Rauner said Wednesday that "illegal unionization of managers in state government" is costing taxpayers big mo…
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Adam Lopez facing additional charge
A Sangamon County grand jury returned an additional charge against District 186 School Board member Adam Lopez Wednesday…
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Trucking company protests CWLP's pick for $13 million coal-hauling contract
An East St. Louis-based trucking company president protested the city of Springfield's decision to award a three-year co…
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Chicago mayor wants higher state gas tax
CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a group of suburban leaders on Tuesday called for a 20- to 30-cent-per-gallon i…
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Woman robs man outside Stevenson Drive bank
Springfield police are looking for a woman suspected of robbing a man outside of Security Bank, 2500 Stevenson Drive, la…
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Pritzker begins making plans for inauguration
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker is making his inauguration somewhat of a family affair.The incoming governor announced Tuesday …
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U of I scientists pitch $40M carbon capture project for CWLP
A research center with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is looking for support from the Springfield City C…
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Sherman electoral board allows challengers to stay on ballot
There will be a race for village president and trustee seats in Sherman next spring after the village's electoral board …
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3 CS8 Questions: Terrion Murdix, Southeast flying high
Jim Ruppert is the former State Journal-Register sports editor. Each week during the season he will answer three questio…
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Landmark 'Sonrise' sign goes up for auction
It looks like sunset for the Sonrise Donut neon sign that has welcomed visitors along one of Springfield's original stre…
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'Changing the culture': Springfield High boys building more chemistry one year at a time
After years of middling to little success, the Springfield High School boys' basketball team members say they could be p…
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Someone to Know: Bill Castagno volunteers at Benld Adopt-A-Pet
The memory of the first animal that J.W. "Bill" Castagno of Thayer rescued for the no-kill, not-for-profit Benld Adopt-A…
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Access counselor: State should disclose inmate-death records
Gov. Bruce Rauner's corrections agency has refused to release public records about a prison altercation that led to the …
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Secret Service agent remembers rifle pointed at JFK during 1962 Springfield visit
One of the Secret Service agents who was with President John F. Kennedy when he visited Springfield in 1962 said he reme…
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