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Rochester thumps Taylorville to move into state semifinals
TAYLORVILLE - In a matchup of high-powered offenses, it was Rochester High School's defense that proved the difference i…
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The Incubator hopes to brew coffee, spur growth in downtown Springfield
At first glance, those who stop by The Incubator - a cafe, bar and workspace that opened earlier this month in the space…
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Carlinville reaches 3A semifinals with 35-21 win over Williamsville
CARLINVILLE -- Williamsville High School did its best to keep Carlinville's Kyle Dixon from putting on another playmakin…
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How Springfield was able to finally pass a tax referendum
Kate Dunne of Springfield attended a majority of the Springfield School District facility planning meetings that eventua…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Sgro to seek 8th four-year term as Park Board president
Springfield Park Board President LESLIE SGRO says she's running for an eighth four-year term in the spring."I'm focused …
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Statehouse Insider: Election night set one kind of record
Republicans may not like this, but Tuesday's election may have set some kind of record for quick results, statewide offi…
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100 years ago: Springfield wildly celebrates end of WWI
A century ago today in Springfield, the parades started at 4 a.m.News that negotiators had agreed on an armistice to end…
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Pleasant Plains volleyball wins state championship
NORMAL -- Pleasant Plains High School was in a slight hole late in the second set during Saturday's Class 2A state champ…
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Local Business Notes: UIS Student Union wins design award
The UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD's new Student Union building was awarded an excellence in design award by the Ame…
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Rochester's Tyson Corley has been on both sides
ROCHESTER - There is one common thread in Saturday's Class 4A quarterfinal football game between Rochester and Taylorvil…
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Plains knocks off defending champs, to play for state title
NORMAL -- After well over two sets played and 134 points scored Friday afternoon, it came down to Pleasant Plains High S…
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With Pritzker win, pot legalization is now in legislators' hands, but not all are on board
CHICAGO - Advocates of legal marijuana in Illinois rejoiced when J.B. Pritzker was elected governor Tuesday - and they'r…
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Former Grab-A-Java owner remembered for activism, artwork
For many years, Springfield resident Peter Lazare simultaneously worked two full-time jobs: analyst for the Illinois Com…
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Springfield family's future uncertain as parents face deportation, prison time
After spending more than a decade in town, a Springfield couple faces possible prison time and deportation to Mexico, le…
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Bullets' Keegan McGann makes grade all over the field
WILLIAMSVILLE - Keegan McGann's numbers don't jump off the stat sheet for Williamsville High School's football team. But…
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