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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Audit finds lax monitoring of $7B in state Medicaid payments

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration cannot adequately account for more than $7 billion paid to Medicaid insuranc…

Capitol Complex employees told to take water-related precautions

As health officials continue to test for the presence of Legionella bacteria in the Capitol Complex water system, state …

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pregnant, to give birth in spring

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pregnant with her second child and is set to be the first ever senator to give birth while …

Springfield aldermen weigh public safety priorities

At the outset of the city of Springfield's budget presentations last week, budget director Bill McCarty hammered home on…

Legionella bacteria possibly in Capitol Complex water system

Preliminary test results show the "possible presence" of Legionella bacteria in the water system of the Illinois Capitol…

Should the BOS Center and the Springfield tourism office merge?

A member of the elected board overseeing the Bank of Springfield Center thinks the city of Springfield should consider m…

Sangamon County should get first dibs on state jobs, lawmaker says

Seeking to address longstanding fears of state jobs being poached from Springfield, a local lawmaker has proposed legisl…

Rauner wants to 'step-down' income tax increase

Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that he will propose rolling back last year's income tax increase in a "step-down" process…

Three who knew about herpes vaccine testing have left SIU, dean says

At least three people at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine knew about but failed to report

Report: State agencies holding nearly $2.5 billion in bills

State agencies were holding nearly $2.5 billion in bills at the end of last year, pushing the state's bill backlog to mo…

Newly crowned Illinois State Fair Queen has farm roots

Forget the glamour. The first thing the new Miss Illinois County Fair Queen wants to do during the 2018 Illinois State F…

New session will bring new efforts at pension reform

Illinois lawmakers are gearing up to start another spring session that will include more attempts to address an issue th…

Alleged illegal use of medical illustration prompts lawsuit against Springfield Clinic

Springfield Clinic violated federal copyright law when it used a medical illustration on its website and in public semin…

Gibson the black lab soothes nerves at Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office

Diane Bell, director of victim services at the Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office, never knows who might need her…

Springfield aldermen give green light technology the yellow light again

After a surprise visit by a vendor at last week's Springfield City Council, the fire department will seek bids to buy te…

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