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Remembering Thanksgiving in Springfield 100 years ago
One hundred years ago, Thanksgiving was bittersweet. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the holiday would be celebrated…
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Springfield construction: With cold snap, projects stop for the season
After earlier than expected snow hit Springfield last week, the city has wrapped up most of its construction projects fo…
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New media sites arise in Illinois, but so do questions
The media landscape in Illinois in recent years has seen a reduction in the number of news organizations with reporters …
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Review: 'The Haunting of Hill House' brings the spooks and the tears
Be careful or your house might eat you alive. For one summer the Cain family moves into Hill House, a house their parent…
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Amber Jack owners retiring, selling Chatham Road building
Ed and Kitty McHenry are retiring from the local dining scene after four decades running Irish pubs ... and this time, i…
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10 essentials for a gracious guest room
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Springfield voted in as finalist for summer concert series grant
Springfield has made it through to the next round in a contest to receive a $25,000 grant to put on a summer concert ser…
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6 Springfield businesses cited for selling tobacco to minors
Six Springfield businesses were cited for selling tobacco products to minors during undercover checks conducted by polic…
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Council approves raises for future city officials
With Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder breaking the tie, City Council on Tuesday night narrowly voted to increase the sal…
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A Springfield police sergeant called her son a snitch. Five days later, she was shot
Correction: The Facebook Live video that included comments from a Springfield police officer was broadcast on Sept. 26, …
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Madigan accuses Springfield landscaper of fraudulent business practices
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit Monday against a Springfield-based landscaper, accusing him of en…
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Americans, Canadians are warned: Don't eat romaine lettuce
NEW YORK - Health officials in the U.S. and Canada told people on Tuesday to stop eating romaine lettuce because of a ne…
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Blues fire Mike Yeo as head coach, name Craig Berube as interim
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues fired coach Mike Yeo after a disappointing start to the season and named Craig Berube a…
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Playwright Ken Bradbury remembered as theater's 'force of nature'
A recent entry in area playwright Ken Bradbury's journal at an online charitable organization announced the resolution o…
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Durbin visits Central Illinois Foodbank to highlight need
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, Monday visited the Central Illinois Foodbank in Springfield to highlight its role in …
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Durbin would ban return to U.S. of Saudi ambassador
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, on Monday said Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States should not be allowed b…
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