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Jake Jurgens brings in runs for Chatham Glenwood baseball team
Jake Jurgens doesn't hesitate when asked the No. 1 redeeming quality of the Chatham Glenwood High School baseball team o…
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BoDeans, Smithereens to headline new downtown music festival
Springfield's newest downtown music festival packs a powerful lineup.The BoDeans will headline Abe Fest on July 19. The …
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Girls take top honors in SHG class of 2019
In a rare instance, Sacred Heart-Griffin's 149 graduates Sunday were addressed by a valedictorian and salutatorian who w…
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Local hemp growers, processors excited by possibilities
Now that licenses have gone out and it's almost time for planting season, growers and processors of industrial hemp in I…
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Rain puts Illinois farmers weeks behind schedule
After weeks of untimely rain stymied his plans, a window of opportunity finally opened late last week for farmer Marty M…
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Preparing for a home improvement project? Here's how to pay for it.
When it comes to home improvement projects, even the most frugal homeowners can get caught up in the excitement of choosing finishes and fixtures or get blindsided by an unexpected glitch in their project that increases the cost.
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In Illinois, cars and trucks top coal as biggest contributor to global warming
If Illinois is to seriously crack down on greenhouse gas emissions, it has to start with the tailpipes of cars and truck…
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Torricelli, Loggers improve to 3-0 in Region 24 baseball tourney
NORMAL - Bryce Torricelli went 4-for-5 with two runs batted in to lead Lincoln Land Community College to a 10-3 win over…
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Golden Bolden: Southeast's Serena Bolden wins four gold medals at girls 2A state finals
CHARLESTON - In her final weekend of high school track and field, Serena Bolden won all four events she entered and near…
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Tradition continues at art fair in downtown Springfield
People of all ages flocked to downtown Springfield Saturday to celebrate food, art and love. It is one of downtown's bus…
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Police, DCFS were not alerted to early clues in womb-cutting case
CHICAGO - Police and Illinois' child welfare agency say staff at a Chicago-area hospital didn't alert them after determi…
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Illinois expungement proposal for pot convictions one of nation's broadest
Illinois would enact one of the nation's most comprehensive plans for expunging marijuana-related convictions if a bill …
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Local Business Notes: Open house to be held next month at Race Riot site
HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, which is leading the engineering of the Springfield Rail Improvements Project, will host a…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Glad to see a new name for that organization
I've been watching the growth of non-traditional media outlets in Illinois for some time, including what had been called…
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Statehouse Insider: That's no little capital plan on the table
Although it is subject to change, that proposal for a new capital bill that surfaced Friday from Gov. J.B. PRITZKER's ad…
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Herren, Alewelt power Rochester to second in sectional
Matt Herren and Clay Alewelt led Rochester High School to a second-place showing at the Class 2A Lanphier Sectional at M…
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