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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
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Labor leader accuses city contractor of not paying prevailing wage
A local labor union leader accused City Water, Light and Power of using a contractor that paid workers less than prevail…
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Candidates scramble to finish line as Election Day arrives
Voters on Tuesday have their final chance to pick through the promises and problems of each candidate as primary electio…
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Man shoots self 11 hours after three shot in Taylorville
TAYLORVILLE - A 43-year-old man shot himself Monday afternoon after he allegedly shot and wounded three people - includi…
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Foreigner, Joan Jett to play Illinois State Fair Aug. 12
Classic rockers Foreigner and Joan Jett will perform on the Illinois State Fair Grandstand stage on Aug. 12, the first S…
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Icing on the cake: State runner-up Southeast embraces fanfare back home
The Southeast High School boys basketball team didn't leave Peoria as Class 3A state champions, but was treated like it …
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ADM, Deere, Cat named Illinois' top businesses
Three companies with deep agricultural roots were named the top businesses in Illinois history as part of the Illinois T…
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Security of state voter rolls a concern as primaries begin
With the Illinois primary just days away, state election officials are beefing up cyber defenses and scanning for possib…
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Candidates for Illinois governor spend $65.7 million on TV ads -- just for the primaries
CHICAGO - Like Chicago's downtown on St. Patrick's Day weekend, a river of green has flowed through TV sets ahead of Tue…
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Someone to know: First Presbyterian Church's new organist comes back to her roots
Paula Pugh Romanaux is the new organist at First Presbyterian Church on Seventh Street, where she plays its Brombaugh Op…
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Fire chief selection clause in union contract unique to Springfield
With Springfield Fire Chief Barry Helmerichs retiring at the end of the month, Mayor Jim Langfelder is interviewing Spri…
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Benedictine hopes to sell entire campus as one piece of property
The Benedictine University Springfield campus will soon go on the real estate market as one piece of property, rather t…
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Should basketball state finals stay in Peoria?
PEORIA - If it's March, that must mean Nick Irvin is in town. Or in towns, more accurately.Irvin is the high school boys…
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Bernard Schoenburg: My predictions for Tuesday's primary election
And now, it's up to the voters.Tuesday's primary will be the culmination of some big-spending campaigns, and Democrats a…
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Statehouse Insider: Sadly, the primary campaign is coming to an end
It's just two days until primary election day.Let's see a show of hands. Who would like to see the primary campaign seas…
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St. Patrick's Day Parade brings families together
Elizabeth Fernandez had her children and mother with her Saturday as they sat on sidewalk near Sixth and Adams streets a…
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