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Medicare cuts likely a factor in planned Vibra closure; 127 workers to lose jobs
Reductions in Medicare funding that have proved "pretty drastic" for certain specialty hospitals probably played a role …
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Judge weighs in favor of city, IDOT over Qik-n-EZ owner
The owner of Qik-n-EZ gas stations and convenience stores isn't owed any compensation after a work crew mistakenly tore …
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Undocumented immigrant couple sentenced to time served for using fake ID to work
An undocumented immigrant couple who used fraudulent Social Security numbers to work at a Springfield restaurant will no…
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Former state Comptroller Hynes among Pritzker's top staff
Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker on Thursday began the process of filling his incoming administration, naming three d…
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AG: Catholic Church withheld names of more than 500 Illinois priests accused of abuse
Attorney General Lisa Madigan released a preliminary report Wednesday revealing that Illinois' six Catholic...
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Vibra Hospital of Springfield plans to close, cites loss of revenue
Only eight years after opening, a 50-bed, for-profit hospital specializing in the care of patients needing stays of a mo…
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Nearly 187,000 use automatic voter registration
Nearly 187,000 people were registered to vote since July 1 through the state's automatic voter registration system, the …
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Local coaches have mixed views on new football scheduling system
Fear of the unknown.Much uncertainty now roils the Illinois High School Association and its affiliated high school footb…
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When Christmas cheer turned to carnage 50 years ago in Carlinville
"Daddy shot my Mommy."Those words from a 10-year-old begin to illustrate a Christmas party that turned into a mass murde…
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Trump tweets support for Patti Blagojevich, doesn't mention clemency
CHICAGO - President Donald Trump, besieged by multiple investigations, resurrected the specter of a commutation for impr…
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The Sangamon County tornado that was heard but not seen
DAWSON - When a tornado hit the unincorporated area between Mechanicsburg and Dawson on Dec. 1, there was no warning.Som…
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Someone to know: Doranne Jacobson has studied India since 1964
Why you should know her:Doranne Jacobson of Springfield is an international photographer, author, academic tour leader a…
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Monsters of the North: Bears vanquish Rodgers, Packers on way to first division title since 2010
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bears are going to the NFL playoffs on the back of its defense.The Bears sacked Green Bay quarterb…
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Catholic group prays for removal of Satanic Temple display in Capitol
A group of about 40 Catholics assembled in front of the Capitol Sunday afternoon, praying a "rosary of reparation" and a…
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SHG's Ken Leonard named Bears Coach of the Year
CHICAGO - Sacred Heart-Griffin High School football coach Ken Leonard was named the Chicago Bears High School Coach of t…
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