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Ex-administrators fault management in nursing home closure fallout
More than three months after a Springfield nursing home closed with little warning, many families and former patients of
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The quiet capital: The story of Kaskaskia
Editor's note: The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors …
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Churches plan annual Watch Night services
Some time before midnight on New Year's Eve, congregants at Zion Missionary Baptist Church's Watch Night service will ma…
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Library: Bring the internet home with you
Lincoln Library patrons can bring the internet home for two weeks at a time, through checking out the nine wi-fi hotspot…
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Interfaith breakfast a holiday tradition in Springfield
What started out as a Christmas Day breakfast 15 years ago for the local Jewish community has evolved into a holiday tra…
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Membership, hours expand in first year of business incubator
The next big idea seldom keeps office hours.Around-the-clock access for member entrepreneurs is among changes in the fir…
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State Rep. Avery Bourne, Aaron DeGroot engaged
State Rep. Avery Bourne, R-Raymond, and Aaron DeGroot, communications director for the Illinois Republican Party, took t…
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Someone to Know: Kenton Childs, fresh off 500-mile hike
Something interesting to know about him: Childs is a Springfield businessman (he co-owns and operates 16 Midas auto serv…
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Sangamon County history: Capitol dome Christmas lights started in 1924
Christmas lights bedecked the Statehouse dome for the first time in 1924, but it took another four decades before the li…
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Two men lead local police on 100-mph chase through Springfield
A car chase through downtown Springfield on Madison Street hit speeds of 90 to 100 mph Sunday morning after Sangamon Cou…
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All in the family: Alliyah Turner, Aryanna Harris play for older brother, mother at Calvary
There are teams that share an immensely strong bond among the players and coaches, so much so they see themselves as a f…
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Noah's love of basketball goes beyond arc
MASON CITY - They have a Noah in the Mason City Illini Central High School boys basketball program. It just makes sense …
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Police busy on interstates as snow blankets city
The Springfield area's first measurable snow on Sunday will guarantee a white Christmas in the capital city.Springfield'…
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Delivery day for Friend-in-Deed
Springfield resident Lorie Elem watched Saturday as Friend-in-Deed delivery volunteers dropped off two boxes of free foo…
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No takers for Far East Side TIF incentives
The city of Springfield has more than $1.3 million worth of incentives available for anyone who wants to develop residen…
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