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Someone to know: Dr. Edem Agamah helps improve health care access in Ghana
Dr. Edem Agamah, an associate professor of internal medicine at SIU Medicine and oncologist at Simmons Cancer Institute …
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'Blues Brothers' voted top movie in Illinois history
Voters have chosen "The Blues Brothers" as the top movie in state history, embracing a film that celebrates car crashes,…
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More beer on tap: Buzz Bomb opens and Anvil and Forge coming in downtown locations
If you're a beer lover, this year is your year. Downtown Springfield is home to a new local brewery with another not far…
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Illinois Horse Fair kicks off season at fairgrounds
TJ Clibborn, one of the clinicians at this weekend's Illinois Horse Fair at the state fairgrounds, has a special attachm…
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Polar Plunge benefits Special Olympics
CHATHAM -- A couple of years ago ice chunks on the waters of Lake Springfield greeted people like Lisa Churchill of Roch…
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4-H to commemorate MLK with Selma march in Springfield
Fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the Sangamon County Metro 4-H Program will re-enact King'…
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Twin brothers' Army careers crisscross over 24 years of service
While the U.S. Army has bases across the globe, it can be a small world for some soldiers.Take, for instance, twin broth…
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Statehouse Insider: Rauner lucks out on gun bill timing
Some Republican lawmakers complained that those gun control bills that got votes in the General Assembly last week were …
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Bernard Schoenburg: McCarty flier tells part of story; Aiello gets $20,000 from Vala family
Sangamon County treasurer candidate BILL McCARTY has a flier that discusses what his opponent, former County Clerk JOE A…
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Suffocating defense gives Lanphier regional title win over Lincoln
ROCHESTER -- The basketball tradition at Lanphier High School is rich. One look in the trophy case tells a visitor that.…
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Democrats trade familiar jabs in Illinois governor debate
CHICAGO - Democratic Illinois governor candidates J.B. Pritzker, Chris Kennedy and Daniel Biss traded some familiar crit…
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Local Academy voter's pick: 'The Shape of Water'
While most people will turn to their television sets to tune in to the 90th Academy Awards this Sunday, members of the C…
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SHG prepares for 59th mostaccioli dinner
Now in its 59th year, the annual mostaccioli dinner at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School is more than just a fundraiser.J…
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Jr. Blues skate on as Springfield's longest-operating sports franchise
Many sports teams have come and gone in Springfield. Remember the baseball organizations - Class A Midwest League Sultan…
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Illinois State Fair names new manager
A 25-year-old southern Illinois native who has worked for the state Department of Agriculture for three years has been n…
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