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Good grief: Kids get their day in processing emotions
Nine-year-old Ben Turner of Springfield said there were times he felt he didn't fit in at school, not growing up with a …
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Conspiracy theory club gives SHS students chance to debate
When the clock strikes 3:17 on Tuesday afternoons at Springfield High School, Ben Kramer's history classroom is transfor…
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Someone to Know: Lynnette Stuart is the Illinois Mother of the Year
CHATHAM - Lynnette Stuart's love of God, motherhood and community has earned her recognition as an inspirational mother …
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Diffie to headline Macoupin Co. Fair
Country singer Joe Diffie will headline the Macoupin County Fair on Thursday, June 27 in Carlinville.Diffie, whose caree…
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Education officials, lawmakers look at alternatives to teacher testing
As the teacher shortage in Illinois has grown to what some say are "crisis" levels, education officials and lawmakers ar…
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Mattresses are an investment. Here's how you can protect yours.
I find myself at what I consider to be a milestone in my young adult life. After a year of moving around the country for jobs after college, suffering aches and pains from sleeping on mattresses that weren't right for me, I'm finally buying a...
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Lawmakers return to long to-do list
Lawmakers return from a two-week spring break this week to begin the final push to wrapping up the spring session before…
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Statehouse Insider: An up and down week for Pritzker
You could say it was a bit of an up and down week for Gov. J.B. PRITZKER.There he was on Tuesday making the rounds with …
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'Tiny and mighty': Maria Jorquera, Morgan Gill lead Springfield High girls soccer to top of CS8
Springfield High School's Maria Jorquera and Morgan Gill like to reminisce about their first time together on the same Y…
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Family displaced as house sustains 'heavy damage' from fire
A family has been displaced after their Springfield home suffered significant fire damage Saturday morning.Springfield f…
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Local Business Notes: Springfield tourism bureau to hit Iowa, Wisconsin in digital ad campaign
The SPRINGFIELD CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU is taking a slightly different tack this summer to attract new visitors t…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Pritzker removes Rauner appointee Shaw from TRS board
MARK SHAW, president of the Republican County Chairmen's Association of Illinois, was removed last week by Democratic Go…
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Inspired by mom: Southeast grad earns nursing degree, lands job at St. John's
There are no doubts where Gary Nutt's thoughts are going to be at Saturday afternoon's nurses pinning ceremony at the Un…
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A La Carte: New Jefferson St. Domino's will replace North Grand location
Company officials for MBR MANAGEMENT made no secret of their intention to relocate the DOMINO'S on North Grand Avenue up…
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Driver who crashed into State Trooper Gerald Ellis had twice the legal alcohol limit
WAUKEGAN - A man who drove head-on into an Illinois State Police trooper's squad car last month was drunk, according to …
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Illinois pledges child-welfare changes following boy's death
CHICAGO - Officials with Illinois' child-welfare agency said Friday they are reviewing cases involving the state's young…
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