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Gill presents first phase of District 186 facilities improvement plan
The first phase of the Springfield School District's proposed master plan to improve its facilities will prioritize secu…
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2018 Illinois State Fair Grandstand concerts take a loss
A year after the Illinois State Fair Grandstand concerts set a ticket-sales record and ended up nearly a quarter-million…
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Bon-Ton chains, including Bergner's, back in business online
The bankrupt Bon-Ton stores and its associated nameplates Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder Beerman, Herberger's …
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Fact-Check: Erika Harold ad misleads in attacking opponent over property taxes
Editor's note: This is the latest in a periodic feature intended to verify the truthfulness of statements made by Illino…
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Appeals court upholds ruling to dismiss lawsuit against Illinois abortion funding law
A state appeals court Monday upheld a lower court decision that stopped efforts to overturn an Illinois law expanding st…
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Splurge or save: Bring the best of the outdoors inside
Botanical design is a budding trend of 2018. According to Pinterest's 2018 home-trends report, searches for botanical-inspired prints on the social network went up 114 percent, and interest in framed plant pictures went up by 396...
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Someone to know: Aruna Mathur started Asian Indian Women's Organization
Why you should know her: Aruna Mathur was born in India and came to Springfield in 1969 as a 22-year-old with a baby to …
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Springfield woman on pope's advisory group: Abuse crisis is 'game changer' for church
An advisory commission to Pope Francis which Springfield resident Teresa Morris Kettelkamp was appointed to earlier this…
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'Beyond the NICU' helps families thrive despite challenges
With the help of a registered nurse who visits her home and is available day and night by phone, Tracy Williams was able…
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30th annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair draws crowd
Saturday and Sunday may have been the 30th annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair, but it was Layl McDill's first time prese…
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Person critically injured in stabbing outside of Curve Inn
Local authorities are investigating after a person was stabbed outside of the Curve Inn, 3219 S. Sixth St., early Sunday…
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Voters pick Enrico Fermi, James Watson as top scientists in Illinois history
Enrico Fermi and James Watson - geniuses who explored the power of the atom and the building blocks of life - were voted…
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Departures of Bergner's, Sears leave holes at White Oaks Mall
Between managing the Sunglass Hut and working a shift at Lost World Imports, Jackie Forman spends about six days a week …
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Barnett rallies South Florida to 25-19 win over Illinois
CHICAGO - Blake Barnett threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to Darnell Salomon as South Florida rallied fro…
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Local teens consider options outside of college
When a teenager announces that he or she does not plan to attend college, many parents and teachers react with disappoin…
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Bernard Schoenburg: McMillan video cuts Manar words short, changing meaning
SETH McMILLAN, the GOP candidate in the 48th Illinois Senate District, is running a video on social media that takes wor…
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