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Dan Wright takes over as Sangamon County state's attorney
Dan Wright was sworn in as the new Sangamon County state's attorney Tuesday evening after the county board approved his …
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City council creates new TIF targeted to lumberyard
The Springfield City Council Tuesday voted 9-1 to form a new tax-increment financing district targeting one of piece of …
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Blood transfusions lifesaving but boost odds of clots, SIU doctor's study says
Patients at least double their odds of developing life-threatening clots when they receive blood transfusions shortly be…
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Agreement reached in Watkins family custody and visitation battle
A major chapter in an eight-year visitation and custody battle came to an end Tuesday as the two sides in the case reach…
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Illinois attorney general hopefuls pledge records access
There was good news in an August letter to The Associated Press: The Illinois attorney general's public access counselor…
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Home Help: How to keep hungry herbivores out of your yard all year-round
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Goodwin: Americans, like Lincoln, have resilience to push through tough times
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's new book is titled "Leadership: In Turbulent Times," so she's often asked, she admitted…
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Taylorville board delays decision to close Stonington school
STONINGTON - The atmosphere was tense Monday evening in the gymnasium at Stonington Elementary School as members of the …
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DelGiorno polling in Springfield mayor's race
Sangamon County Board member Tony DelGiorno is running a poll asking about people - including himself - who might run fo…
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How rough was Springfield High's day, on and off the field?
Jim Ruppert is the former State Journal-Register sports editor. Each week during the season he will answer three questio…
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ABATE rescinds Rauner endorsement over autonomous vehicles
The motorcyclist rights group ABATE has withdrawn its endorsement Gov. Bruce Rauner for re-election after he signed an e…
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Hardy Nickerson resigns as Illinois defensive coordinator
CHAMPAIGN - University of Illinois defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson has resigned from the staff due to "health-rela…
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Fact checker takes on Davis, as Bustos, Rubio help in 13th
The editor of The Fact Checker, a feature of The Washington Post, on Monday published an analysis that said U.S. Rep. Ro…
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Forward Da'Monte Williams wants to make bigger impact for new-look Illini
CHAMPAIGN - University of Illinois forward Da'Monte Williams wasn't entirely pleased with his freshman campaign, despite…
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Someone to Know: Lizzie Roehrs, photographer, re-enactor
Among photographer Lizzie Roehrs' favorite World War I-inspired re-enactment photos she has displayed in an exhibit at L…
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GOP, Dems battle for 4 Illinois congressional seats
CHICAGO - Republican congressmen in four Illinois districts are fighting to keep their seats as Democrats' effort to tak…
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