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Joe Biden ill, cancels trip to Springfield
Former Vice President Joe Biden is sick and under doctor's orders not to travel, so he has canceled his trip to Springfi…
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Prosecutors: Reinking mentally unfit for trial in Waffle House slayings
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tazewell County native Travis Reinking is mentally unstable and unable to stand trial, prosecutors sa…
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City, local NAACP marks 110th anniversary of 1908 Race Riots with new memorials
About 110 years ago, a white mob dragged a black barber named Scott Burton from his home to his saloon near 12th and Mad…
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2018 Grand Champion Steer sells for $60,000
Even though he's only 13 years old, Adam Miller is a veteran when it comes to showing steers.Miller, of Gridley in Livin…
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Rauner makes changes to bill on Medicaid eligibility backlog
Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday made changes to a bill designed to address the state's chronic delays in determining if nursin…
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Tasks to help the start of school go more smoothly
In the blink of an eye, all of that planning and organizing you did to make your summer run smoothly is in the rearview mirror, and it's already time to focus on yet another busy seasonal and schedule change. The waning weeks of summer require...
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Transplant Games successful experience for Havana fire chief
The 53-year-old Havana fire chief who competed in the August 3 - 5 Transplant Games in Salt Lake City is pleased with ho…
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Rauners announce $1 million donation for Coliseum work
Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday got a standing ovation from hundreds of people at the Agriculture Day Breakfast as he announce…
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1908 Springfield race riot led to creation of the NAACP
About this story: This article is a compilation of multiple stories written by The State Journal-Register for the specia…
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Springfield child sex trafficker gets 20-year sentence
A federal judge sentenced a Springfield man to 20 years in prison for child sex trafficking, in line with a plea agreeme…
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Most kindergarten students not ready for school, state study says
Less than a quarter of Illinois children were fully prepared to enter kindergarten in 2017, a study released Monday by t…
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New superintendent named for Springfield historic sites
The new superintendent of Springfield's state historic sites didn't take a direct path to historic preservation.Armed wi…
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Normal U-High football now knows it can compete in CS8
NORMAL - A year ago when the Normal U-High football team embarked on its first season in the Central State Eight Confere…
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Rauner again calls Pritzker, Madigan corrupt
With political ads on the air for more than a year, the Illinois State Fair may no longer be the traditional kickoff to …
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Veterans, Gold Star Families honored at Illinois State Fair
Illinois' veterans were the guests of honor at the Illinois State Fair Sunday with several events throughout the day aim…
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Someone to Know: Marian Brockschmidt has shown textiles at state fair 70 years
This is Marian Brockschmidt's 70th year of entering textiles into competition at the Illinois State Fair.Brockschmidt's …
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