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SHG makes school history with first sectional title
TAYLORVILLE - Payton Vorreyer scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Sacred Heart-Griffin High School won its firs…
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Hard to top coaching duo of Hillsboro girls
HILLSBORO -- They're up against a legendary program and a coach who's been running the show at her school for more than …
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Springfield, Airbnb at odds over lodging tax compliance
A year after the Springfield City Council passed an ordinance that would tax online travel companies, the city says it h…
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Pritzker wants to tax cigarettes, e-cigarettes
In his quest to balance his first state budget without making steep cuts, Gov. J.B. Pritzker resorted to that old standb…
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Medical marijuana growers lobbying on license issues
CHICAGO - Medical marijuana growers in Illinois have formed a political action committee and are spending money in an at…
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Illinois senator saves choking representative with Heimlich maneuver
A freshman Republican state representative is calling a Democratic senator a "hero" for successfully performing the Heim…
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Giant Slide sold, will remain at Illinois State Fairgrounds
While it attracted interest from across the country, the Giant Slide at the Illinois State Fairgrounds will remain in Sp…
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Zeigler provides SHG some senior fever
There was little chance that Victoria Zeigler would be passive on the basketball court."She's a Zeigler," her Sacred Hea…
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After 10 years, part of MacArthur Boulevard transferred to city from IDOT
After a 10-year process, the city of Springfield will take over jurisdiction of a half-mile stretch of MacArthur Bouleva…
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Electioneering or free speech? Springfield council wrangles over public comment
Springfield city officials have asked the inspector general to issue an opinion on how the city should handle candidates…
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Springfield Park District weighs closure of preschool program
Adam Cook was against moving to Springfield from Lincoln.A stroll through Washington Park with his wife in part changed …
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Pritzker's budget: New taxes and revenue, and where spending would rise
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget seeks to raise $1.1 billion in new revenue. Here's where it would come from, and what new sp…
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Raoul sues Springfield-based demolition company
A Springfield-based demolition company is being sued for allegedly demolishing homes without submitting an Asbestos Noti…
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Here's where you'll be able to buy Reisch Gold Top beer
The canning and kegging process for Reisch Gold Top beer, which was formerly produced in Springfield, began today at a W…
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Pritzker seeking $1.1 billion in new revenue
Gov. J.B. Pritzker used his first budget speech Wednesday to ask for $1.1 billion in new revenue - including from recrea…
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