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Saturday, February 3, 2018
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Mayor Langfelder: No more new 3 a.m. liquor licenses
The perennial debate surrounding Springfield bars with 3 a.m. liquor licenses took a definitive turn this week when Mayo…
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Drought conditions begin to show in Springfield
People are starting to see some visible signs of the ongoing drought that has engulfed Sangamon and some surrounding cou…
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Southeast High coach arrested for allegedly touching girl
An assistant football coach at Southeast High School was arrested Friday for allegedly touching a 16-year-old girl in an…
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Jeanne Ives hits social issues in anti-Rauner ad
State Rep. Jeanne Ives' primary campaign against Gov. Bruce Rauner took a video leap into controversial issues Friday, w…
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H.D. Smith questioned about flood of opioids into West Virginia
Springfield-based H.D. Smith Co. is one of two drug distributors that are being asked by a Congressional committee to ex…
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Fact check: Gov. Rauner's balanced budget claims
The statement: "I have introduced balanced budgets every year that I've been governor." - Bruce Rauner on Monday, Januar…
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World should take note of protests in Iran, two with ties to nation say
Protests that shook Iran for 10 days in late December and early January leaving 22 dead and more than 1,000 imprisoned w…
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Mayor pushes for Springfield to annex Illinois State Fairgrounds
Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder is lobbying local legislators to let the city annex the State Fairgrounds and use some …
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Close calls: Glenwood has won and lost several games by narrow margin
While much of the Central State Eight Conference attention in boys basketball has been elsewhere, Chatham Glenwood High …
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Restaurant review: Little Saigon
Address: 1531 Wabash Ave. Phone: 726-9633 Website: www.littlesaigon100.comCredit/debit cards accepted: Yes Hours: 11 a.m…
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Deron Williams takes time with current Illini
CHAMPAIGN - The last time Deron Williams took the floor in an Illini uniform, Illinois was on a 29-game win streak, rank…
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Private school scholarship website flooded, shut down
About 30,000 families across Illinois were unable to submit applications Wednesday to the state's new private school sch…
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Tax bill beginning to deliver bigger paychecks to workers
The contentious tax overhaul is beginning to deliver a change that many will welcome - bigger paychecks.Workers are star…
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Illinois Supreme Court says gun ban near parks unconstitutional
CHICAGO - An Illinois law banning guns within 1,000 feet of public parks violates a right under the Second Amendment to …
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Illinois lawmakers wear black in solidarity with #MeToo
Lawmakers showed solidarity with those who have faced sexual harassment and discrimination under the Capitol dome by wea…
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