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Local Korean War vets group stresses it's open to all who served in Korea
The Sangamon County Korean War Veterans Association - Chapter 27 is facing a problem that many veterans groups across th…
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum voted state's top museum
Voters in the Land of Lincoln have selected the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield as the st…
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Someone to Know: Avery Kern, music artist
PAWNEE -- Acoustic guitar player and singer Avery Kern, 16, recalls the nervousness she had the first time she played f…
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Springfield poised to join economic development effort
After haggling over a contract, the city of Springfield is one step closer to becoming a full-fledged member of the coun…
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Springfield police investigating morning shooting
Springfield police are investigating an early-morning shooting that injured a 31-year-old man.Authorities were alerted t…
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Lanphier's Wright soars to new heights
CHARLESTON - Lanphier High School junior high jumper Karl Wright slid his 6-foot-5 frame over the bar and cleared 6 feet…
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Making their mark: Plains' 4x400 relay, Mount Pulaski's Taylor capture first place in Class 1A
CHARLESTON - It was a bumpy road to the state finals for Pleasant Plains High School boys 4x400-meter relay, but at the …
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New Berlin barber retires by cutting first client's hair
NEW BERLIN -- Jerry Horn received the first haircut barber Dennis "Denny" Nordike gave someone more than 50 years ago.On…
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Langfelder expects competition, but nobody's running yet
When Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder won the nonpartisan primary in March 2015, paving the way to winning his first ter…
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Painter, Plains smother Quincy Notre Dame to win baseball sectional crown
PLEASANT PLAINS - Sharp from the outset, Pleasant Plains High School junior TJ Painter kept opposing hitters off balance…
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Could medical marijuana help fight opioid abuse? It's complicated
Tom Utley says medical marijuana allowed him to reduce his use of prescription painkillers by 98 percent over the past y…
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Plan for Springfield casino floated again, but won't be part of expansion this year
A Springfield lobbyist and developer is once again promoting the idea of a casino for downtown Springfield coupled with …
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Former SIU football player hailed as hero teacher in school shooting
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - An Indiana middle school student armed with two handguns opened fire inside his science classroom F…
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For the first time, Southeast will have no Mr. McLaughlin teaching
Next year, for the first time, there will not be a McLaughlin teaching at Southeast High School. Greg McLaughlin, the ch…
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Police: Springfield woman arrested after running over another woman with car
A Springfield woman was charged Friday with aggravated battery after she allegedly hit another woman with a vehicle twic…
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