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Bernard Schoenburg: Aiello touts accomplishments - but there's more
That's a pretty exciting radio ad for former Sangamon County Circuit Clerk JOE AIELLO, who left that job in 2015 to take…
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Statehouse Insider: Even Democrats see Madigan as a campaign issue
It's no secret that Republican candidates for years have tried to make House Speaker MICHAEL MADIGAN, D-Chicago, an issu…
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Rube Goldberg brings out future engineers
Students in Alicia Logsdon's fifth-grade class at Graham Elementary School were hard at work Saturday morning setting up…
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'Sad,' 'angry,' 'shame': Springfield-area teens share feelings on school shootings, gun control
In the 11 days since the horrific shooting that took 17 lives at a high school in Parkland, Florida, the news has been f…
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Sexual harassment, taxes, Rauner vs. Madigan key in legislative races
One out of every five Illinois legislators taking the oath of office next winter will be new to the General Assembly. Th…
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Springfield area's Congress members talk gun violence solutions
Illinois members of Congress are in the middle of the discussion about how to stem gun violence after 17 people were kil…
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SHG grad Katie McLean catching attention at Lincoln Land
Katie McLean had just finished playing the fall season for Lincoln Land Community College's softball team when she was f…
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Janus case takes stage Monday at U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - America's union leaders are about to find out if they were right to fiercely oppose Neil Gorsuch's nominati…
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A La Carte: Car-themed bar and grill taking shape on Toronto Road
Former flooring businessman Ron Metzger has swapped carpet and hardwood samples for an upscale grill menu, full bar and …
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Person who traveled through Springfield has Legionnaires' disease
An Illinois resident who traveled through Springfield has tested positive for Legionnaires' disease, the Illinois Depart…
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Cahokia tops Glenwood in state wrestling quarterfinals
BLOOMINGTON - Cahokia High School won the final three bouts of the match to take a 35-25 win over Chatham Glenwood in th…
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Tuttle, Williamsville beat Pleasant Plains for regional basketball title
AUBURN - Williamsville High School's Casey Tuttle was hard to reach after the game.He posed for one picture after anothe…
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Rauner issues disaster proclamation for three counties
Gov. Bruce Rauner has issued a state disaster proclamation for three counties hard hit by flooding.The proclamation for …
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Local boy helps turn on the lights at Puerto Rican school
The kindness of a 7-year-old boy from rural Mechanicsburg has brought smiles to the faces of hundreds of children in hur…
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Madigan: Illinois House to vote on gun bills next week
The Illinois House will take action on several gun control measures next week, including licensing of gun dealers and re…
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