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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

New blood pressure guidelines will save lives, SIU expert says

The American Heart Association's new thresholds for high blood pressure will save lives and result in fewer patients nee…

Police investigating stabbing outside Lanphier after alumni basketball game

Four people were stabbed outside Lanphier High School during a fight after an alumni basketball game Saturday night, pol…

Fact check: Speaker Madigan says ethics commission was functioning

Editor's note: This is the first in a periodic feature intended to verify the truthfulness of statements made by Illinoi…

Carlinville man charged in sex assault, robbery of woman, 62

CARLINVILLE -- A 20-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted and robbed a 62-year-old woman last month has been cha…

Lake Springfield has a dragon in it? Whiz kid on 'Ellen' says so

To most of us looking at a map of Springfield, the big blue blob that wraps around the southeastern part of the city rep…

Williamsville man's memory lives on in Rose Parade float

The memory of 22-year-old John Lefferts will carry on at the 2018 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.Family and friends…

Sangamon Co. history: Springfield mayor takes on newsboys in 1921

When a newsboy stiffed Springfield Mayor Charles Baumann out of 2 cents change, Baumann ordered city police to dismantle…

Smart navigation: Springfield developer's app helps visually impaired

The smartphone voice walks users through a typical mall."Keep Macy's behind you and continue forward heading west, passi…

Teacher shortage hitting Illinois school districts hard

When it came time to hire a physical education teacher before the start of this school year, the A-C Central School Dist…

Statehouse Insider: Rauner, Mendoza war of words continues

It looks like Gov. BRUCE RAUNER's feud with Comptroller SUSANA MENDOZA is going to continue for a while.Rauner took some…

Turnovers sink Sacred Heart-Griffin in 6A quarterfinal

The six-year-old athletic complex at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School held a first on Saturday: an SHG home playoff loss…

Pleasant Plains makes first state semifinal with OT win over Carlinville

CARLINVILLE -- Kai Carlberg and some of his Pleasant Plains High School football teammates also play rugby in their spar…

UIS students learn about death and grief in course

It's one of the few experiences all human beings have in common, yet it's one of the least understood. A class at the Un…

World War II vets lead Veterans Day Parade

Dave Crouch, commander of VFW Post 755 on Old Jacksonville Road, drove World War II Navy vet Joe Sigretto in Saturday's …

Local business notes: Infrastructure a priority for new Peoria Road TIF

Streets, curbs, utilities, storm sewers and other infrastructure are priorities for the new PEORIA ROAD ROUTE 66 tax inc…

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