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CWLP questions request to double level of chlorine concentration in water
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wants community water systems to double the required level of chlorine conc…
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State officials find another school funding glitch
State education officials have discovered another glitch in the education funding reform law that must be fixed before a…
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Springfield making effort to cut back on road salt use
After some experimenting, Springfield's Public Works Department is still using rock salt to de-ice city roads, though it…
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Luciano: Central Illinois company forced to change beloved potato chip recipe
FARMINGTON - Crunch by crunch, the Great Potato Chip Debate rages on.On one end lurks the federal government, whose ban …
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Ives attacks Rauner on 'trust' over abortion, immigration
Jeanne Ives, the lawmaker challenging Gov. Bruce Rauner for the Republican nomination for governor, made the most Monday…
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Latest Chief Illiniwek dispute leads to renewed calls for new U of I mascot
As tension peaked yet again last week over Chief Illiniwek, the University of Illinois' enduring but officially forsaken…
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Country star Brantley Gilbert to play 2018 Illinois State Fair
Country music star Brantley Gilbert will close out the 2018 Illinois State Fair with a Grandstand concert on Aug. 19, fa…
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Retired teachers give students extra help at Boulevard Townhomes
Tutoring children who live at The Boulevard Townhomes isn't how former teachers Laurie Farrell, Pat Ryan, Sue Manson, Li…
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Someone to know: Autograph collector Randy Witter
Something to know about him: Besides being co-founder and president of the Springfield lobbying firm, Cook-Witter Inc., …
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Fact check: Ives says she shares Obama's view on gun violence
Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence.- Jeanne Ives on Jan. 15, in…
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Hundreds march in Springfield to share pro-life message
The sound of a drum line and chants of hundreds of people sharing their pro-life message reverberated down 11th Street a…
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Girls City: Springfield High captures fifth straight title
A dominant first quarter set the table for Springfield High School's fifth straight Girls City Tournament championship a…
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For Illinois residents, nuke alert message would come from nationwide system
Fear about nuclear war came to a head two weeks ago when the entire state of Hawaii was sent into a panic over an alert …
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Memorial offsets potential loss of heart patients with help from SIU, Springfield Clinic
When the Springfield area's best-known group of cardiologists stopped practicing at Memorial Medical Center and instead …
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Dave Kane: Mickey Madison always took full swings at life
Mickey Madison's athletic trajectory was slowed by a series of knee injuries spanning grade school through college.So co…
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