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Homebrewers toast their passion on Big Brew Day
Around the world, homebrewers lifted their glasses full of self-made beer, mead or wine at noon central time Saturday fo…
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For Illinois $245M Legionnaires' fix, rhetoric meets reality
A deadly Legionnaires' disease crisis at a state-run veterans' home, persisting for years, has so flummoxed Illinois off…
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Chamberlain Park fading from Springfield's baseball landscape
When Chamberlain Park opened for baseball play in Springfield's east side in the summer of 1977, it instantly became an …
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Illinois saw second-coldest April on record
CHAMPAIGN- State weather experts say Illinois saw its second-coldest April on record this year with temperatures nearly …
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Missing woman's family continues search after 42 days
Theresa 'Terri' Cox has been missing for 42 days. But her family and friends haven't stopped looking for her every day a…
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Plains sweeps titles, four records fall at Sangamon County coed track
ATHENS - It's believed that Friday saw the Sangamon County Coed Track and Field Meet held beyond county borders for the …
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Ex-Tower Hill treasurer facing wire fraud charges from alleged embezzlement
A Pana resident was indicted this week on three counts of wire fraud, after being accused of embezzling more than $150,0…
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Looking for luck at Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Todd Pletcher is throwing numbers at the Kentucky Derby again. Bob Baffert is seeking a fifth victory …
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Homeless outreach team concept pitched for Springfield
Springfield advocates are pitching the idea of creating a dedicated unit of police who are expert at building trust with…
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Restored interment book featuring Lincoln is unveiled at Oak Ridge Cemetery
On May 4, 1865, the first sexton of Oak Ridge Cemetery, George Willis, penned Abraham Lincoln's name on the 22nd page of…
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Giganti named to circuit court vacancy
Adam Giganti, a partner with a Springfield law firm, has been named by the state Supreme Court to be an at-large circuit…
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Coroner: Pay $1,000 or you don't get the ashes
An Illinois coroner is facing sharp criticism for how he handles poor people who can't afford to bury their loved ones. …
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Newspaper carrier called hero after alerting New Berlin family to fire
NEW BERLIN - A New Berlin family is calling a State Journal-Register newspaper carrier a hero, after she woke them up ea…
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Hello, kitty: Spartans' Bolden to get cat after setting two records at CS8 meet
DECATUR - Record-breaking performances in the long jump and triple jump at the Central State Eight Conference Girls Trac…
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