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Monday, February 5, 2018

At least half of Springfield aldermen oppose raising sales tax

If the Springfield City Council takes a vote Tuesday on whether to increase the city sales tax, at least five aldermen s…

A history of tax increases at Springfield city hall

Springfield aldermen are facing the same question city councils of the past have tackled several times since 1984: Is it…

Property crimes drive increase in 2017 Springfield police stats

Compared to 2016, the Springfield Police Department's 2017 crime statistics are a bit of a mixed bag.The city saw more h…

SIU med school provides expertise to promote 'population health'

HILLSBORO - Of all the basic toys that 5-year-old K.J. Wildhaber brought home in a blue cloth bag from the child-care ce…

SJ-R Podcast: All about the Boys and Girls Clubs' after-school program

The work day and school day often don't end at the same time, forcing many families in Springfield to rely on after-scho…

Bill would put term limits on Illinois legislative leaders

An attempt to put term limits on legislators is in the works in the Illinois General Assembly again, this time targeting…

Someone to know: Carol Schempp is a Senior Olympian

Why you should know her: In January, Carol Schempp, a retired physical education teacher, was named to the Illinois Depa…

Area coaches remember Lanphier wrestling legend Jim Gardner

JACKSONVILLE - Andrew Gardner was there at the Jacksonville High School Bowl wearing his familiar cowboy hat coaching hi…

Freshman diver Levi Vorreyer leads Glenwood to CS8 title

Right out of the gate, Chatham Glenwood High School had something special going at Saturday's Central State Eight Confer…

How Illinois governor candidates would fix transportation

CHICAGO - Anyone who's driven across Illinois on crumbling highways, commuted on regularly delayed Metra trains or sat f…

Jacksonville Routt girls not afraid to call in the reserves

JACKSONVILLE - Joe Eilering, in his 10th year as the girls head basketball coach at Routt Catholic High School, said the…

No question about it: Springfield is crazy for trivia

When people try to describe the culture of trivia fundraisers in Springfield, they often use phrases synonymous with add…

Hopes for pot legalization not high this year in Illinois

It took Chris Stone and his partners more than two years from when they started the application process to when they op…

Long-term care watchdogs to push for restrictions on patient 'dumping'

For most of the almost four months she stayed at a Springfield nursing home, Susan West says she was so fearful of retal…

Major case squad involved in search for missing Macoupin County woman

ROYAL LAKE - Macoupin County Sheriff Shawn Kahl has called in the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis to help in the s…

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