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Steve Rockford honored on U.S. House floor
Steve Rockford, the former Southeast High School wrestling coach who battled Lou Gehrig's disease for five years before …
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Report says ex-director mismanaged DCFS
CHICAGO - The former head of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services improperly awarded a no-bid contrac…
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Sangamon County Citizen survey: 19% approve of state leadership
Residents in a biennial survey on Sangamon County quality of life think even less of state elected leaders than they do …
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'Boy Band' recap: Did Devin make it through this week?
There's something heartless in making a group of 15 boys grow really close to one another only to pick them off one by o…
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Rauner now wants negotiations on school funding issue
Two days after angrily rejecting the idea of negotiating on a school funding bill, Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday he want…
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Upgrades eyed for downtown Springfield parking meters
A mobile application that helps find available parking spaces, as well as the ability to pay meters with a credit card, …
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City-funded anti-violence programs draw interest from kids, parents
A couple dozen high school students gathered around two white sedans in the parking lot of the Salvation Army on Clear L…
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School funding impasse drags on as finger-pointing continues
The second day of special sessions to deal with school funding ended just like the first with no action to resolve the f…
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'Freak Out' ride canceled at Illinois State Fair after Ohio accident
The state of Illinois says it's suspending the operation of all amusement rides similar to the one involved in a deadly.…
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The King is back: Hoogland celebrates 40th anniversary of Elvis' passing
On June 26, 1977, Elvis Presley took the stage at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The King was in poor health and r…
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