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Pawnee embraces new eight-man football era
PAWNEE - When Pawnee High School made the decision to go from traditional 11-man football to the eight-man game late las…
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Springfield High, Lanphier among CS8 football teams to kick off new year
Monday was the day that the 2019-20 high school football season began in Illinois, according to the IHSA's season calend…
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Wind farm project starting in Mount Pulaski area
The Mount Pulaski area will soon see an additional 24 wind turbines as construction has begun on the 5,000-acre Whitney …
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As clemency from Trump remains a possibility, disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich goes for a jog
As President Donald Trump left open the possibility he might release Rod Blagojevich from his federal prison sentence, t…
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Active shooter response session 'a reality of our world today'
Lynn Wilson said the active shooter response education session held Sunday at the Kerasotes YMCA piqued his interest - b…
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Gold Star family member: ceremony gives veterans chance for legacies 'to live on'
Tom and Connie Bickers' son, Army Spc. Cory Hubbell, died of asphyxiation in Kuwait in 2003 while serving as part of Ope…
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A budding crop: Growing cannabis is labor-intensive, expensive to start, but doable
Farmers and drug-enforcement agents spent decades trying to rid Illinois fields of cannabis, considered both a noxious w…
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AG Raoul to streaming companies: Don't show cigarettes
Illinois' top attorney is asking American video streaming services to avoid showing tobacco products in shows and movies…
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Iguodala book provides unflinching view of his youth in Springfield
Andre Iguodala credits, and blames, Springfield for the person he has become.The 35-year-old Iguodala's autobiography "T…
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Someone to Know: Don Van Houten has enjoyed many adventures, run 67 marathons
Why you should know him: Don Van Houten, a 74-year-old Riverton resident, has run 67 marathons, hiked the entire Appalac…
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Springfield nonprofit looks to Peoria program for inspiration on reducing homelessness
PEORIA - Keri Kraemer says her escape from homelessness is on track.Kraemer, who is taking classes to become a medical c…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Davis didn't see or approve email written in his name
Some tough rhetoric pushing the re-election of U.S. Rep. RODNEY DAVIS, R-Taylorville, has been in his fundraising emails…
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Logan corrections officers remember fallen colleague
An annual union picnic for Logan Correctional Center staff took on a new meaning Saturday as members remembered the life…
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Backers hope to open Gardner Township to alcohol sales
It's not just about alcohol. It's about tax revenue and convenience, says a Gardner Township resident and business owner…
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Cardinals rally in eighth to beat Pirates 6-2
ST. LOUIS - Paul Goldschmidt hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and Marcell Ozuna followed with a two-run hom…
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