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3 Feb, 2020
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Coroner releases identity of woman killed in Petersburg fire
The Menard County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of Friday evening's fire that engulfed the north portion of the Old School Apartments in Petersburg.
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STATEHOUSE INSIDER: Pritzker’s state of the state speech an extended victory lap

Gov. JB PRITZKER didn't exactly surprise anyone with his state of the state speech Wednesday, the second he has delivered.

Fire destroys chimney on North State Street home

A fire burned up an exterior chimney at a residence in the 100 block of North State Street Saturday evening.

 
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Cannabis tax revenue a windfall

Illinois adult-use cannabis sales have totaled at least $20 million within a few weeks of sales.

Early voting starts Thursday, here’s what you need to know

Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray hopes that starting Thursday, plenty of people get the new souvenir being handed out at his office: It's a round red, white and blue sticker with an image of Abe Lincoln, the outline of the county, and the words "I voted early!" "We're trying to market the concept of voting earlier," Gray said.

 
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‘The fear is tangible’

Springfield High School graduate Brian DeLay teaches music in Shenzhen, in the southern part of China, and has a rather vivid description of life there with the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Memorial gathering for Frank and Cinda Edwards is Monday

A memorial gathering Monday and memorial service Tuesday will honor Frank and Cinda Edwards, who died in a plane crash Tuesday.

HEALTH MATTERS: Contact sports and chronic traumatic encephalopathy: what we (still don’t) know

Approximately 100 million Americans watched the Super Bowl yesterday.

Mahomes, Chiefs win Super Bowl with late surge

The Kansas City Chiefs rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 54, with Patrick Mahomes winning the MVP award.

Seventy-five years later; bearing witness and telling their stories

By Katherine Prange It was cold, dark, and the camp was eerily lit during the 75th Anniversary Liberation Ceremony.