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All-girl Scouts BSA troops launch in Springfield
Among plans for the all-girl Troop 1031 now that it's been officially chartered as part of the Boy Scouts of America is …
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Pedestrian killed after being hit by train near downtown Springfield
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a train near downtown Springfield Wednesday night, police said.The incident h…
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Langfelder: Use city funds to keep Lincoln Home open during shutdowns
After the recent partial federal government shutdown led to the closing of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site for m…
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Lawmaker proposes four to six new statues at Capitol complex
Would four new statues or six new statues look better on the Capitol complex grounds?Loosely, that's what Rep. Tom Benne…
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Minimum wage bill heads to House floor with no changes
Illinois House members could vote as early as Thursday on a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025.Whe…
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Aldermen want state to change Illinois State Fair parade route
A resolution by Ward 5 Ald. Andrew Proctor to ask state officials to change the Illinois State Fair's Twilight Parade ro…
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Budget watchdog says Illinois should tax retirement income
A second public policy organization is calling for Illinois to tax retirement income and expand the sales tax to some co…
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Abrams sheds new light on Lincoln trial case
Dan Abrams said there was a moment of surprise when he was researching the 2018 book that detailed Abraham Lincoln's las…
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Southeast clinches at least a share of CS8 title
CHATHAM - On the way to clinching at least a share of the Central State Eight Conference, Southeast High School put a st…
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Four Democratic lawmakers propose expanding reproductive rights
Democratic lawmakers, surrounded by a coalition of advocates, announced plans to expand state reproductive rights at a n…
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Statehouse bill aims to regulate homemade guns, blueprints
A bill introduced last week in the Illinois House would add several layers of state regulation to the production and dis…
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Analysis: $15 minimum wage no windfall for Illinois workers
Correction: In a previous version of this article, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that the value of a $15 min…
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American Legion pays tribute to Lincoln's legacy
Abraham Lincoln's legacy should be remembered when thinking about challenges facing both the state and nation today, sev…
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One weekend, four classes? IHSA discussing schedule change to basketball state finals
PEORIA - The state finals basketball tournaments could undergo a major scheduling change in two years, and the state wan…
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Hasara backs Edwards in race for Springfield mayor
Former Springfield Mayor Karen Hasara took over for then-Mayor Ossie Langfelder when she won the city's top job in 1995,…
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