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Bernard Schoenburg: With agreement, an easier budget vote this time around
What a difference a year and bipartisan agreement makes.Last July - after two years without a state budget - state Rep. …
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Work on 11th Street extension resumes around Qik-n-EZ despite lawsuit
Construction near the Qik-n-EZ, 1101 Stevenson Drive, has resumed after a judge rescinded a temporary restraining order …
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Budget highlighted eventful, mostly peaceful session
For the first time in a while, Illinois lawmakers aren't facing overtime duty in Springfield this summer.With a budget p…
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Virginia native returns to hometown to keep grocery store going
VIRGINIA - For several generations the residents of Virginia haven't had to go far to buy groceries. It will stay that w…
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Oak Ridge ceremony remembers Normandy invasion
World War II Army veteran Norman Buecker was at Oak Ridge Cemetery on Saturday to mark the 74th anniversary of the D-Day…
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New mobile food vendors hitting Springfield-area streets
Summer is officially here and family picnics aren't the only outdoor dining trend.Three new mobile food vendors are serv…
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Father: Cramp led to son's distress while swimming in Lake Springfield
The father of a Springfield teen who died after being pulled from Lake Springfield Friday believes his son got a cramp w…
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Williamsville softball struggles in 2A state semifinal loss to Beecher
EAST PEORIA - An experienced Williamsville High School softball team saw its pride take a hit on Friday. But if it's any…
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Illinois governor who loudly demanded reforms now is silent
For years, Gov. Bruce Rauner's pulpit for preaching fiscal order was the Illinois budget. He was even willing to see who…
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District 186 graduates staying near, going far for more education
A total of 817 District 186 high school graduates will receive diplomas Saturday at the Bank of Springfield Center.Many …
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Glenwood baseball keeps on humming going into sectional championship
CHATHAM - There doesn't seem to be much the Chatham Glenwood High School baseball team can't do.In Wednesday's 12-2 five…
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Rochester baseball up for the challenge against Glenwood
ROCHESTER - It's not an arrogance around the Rochester High School baseball team, but instead a we've-seen-it-before app…
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Equal Rights Amendment approval comes 36 years after raucous Capitol protests
Shortly after Illinois became the 37th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Wednesday night, festive and smilin…
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Voting open for Illinois Bicentennial coin contest
Images of Springfield, Chicago, Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama are among the options residents can select from when vo…
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Junior achievement: Yard catches on for state-bound Bullets
WILLIAMSVILLE - There's little doubt that Rylie Yard belongs behind the plate for Williamsville High School's softball t…
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