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Ted Wise mixed intensity and positivity; longtime SHG assistant football coach passed away Monday at 65
Ted Wise loved the game of football.The Sacred Heart-Griffin High School assistant football coach loved people even more…
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Council approves TIF funds for new downtown hotel
The Springfield City Council Tuesday approved a $7.65 million tax increment financing request for a proposed downtown ho…
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Route History 'tells stories that haven't been told'
Route History, which opened to the public last month in the former Texaco gas station at 737 E. Cook St., highlights sto…
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Abortion notification repeal clears Illinois Senate committee
Illinois Democrats are one step closer to repealing legislation requiring that a minor talk to her parent or guardian be…
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Newcomer challenges incumbent for city treasurer
The city treasurer's race will pit incumbent Misty Buscher against newcomer Jennifer Notariano.Buscher, who won with 57 …
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Jacksonville's Dan Moy remembered as "old-school" legend
Dan Moy was a legend of sorts in Jacksonville - and beyond.Moy passed away Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 79…
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Springfield woman formally charged in weekend homicide
Formal first-degree murder charges were filed Tuesday against a Springfield woman accused of strangling another woman to…
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Lesko vs. Hawkins a rematch of close 2015 race for city clerk
After a tight race four years ago, the same contenders will vie to be the Springfield city clerk once again.Incumbent Fr…
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21 bridges in Sangamon County considered 'structurally deficient'
An average of 23,000 vehicles per day use each of the two bridges that carry Interstate 72 over Sixth Street in southern…
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3 CS8 questions for Jim Ruppert: What's the takeaway from state?
The high school basketball season came to an end Saturday when boys Class 3A and 4A champions were crowned in Peoria. Wa…
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No plan yet, but Edwards talks of opening beach
Springfield mayoral candidate Frank Edwards has raised the possibility that he would like to reopen Lake Springfield Bea…
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Springfield woman faces murder charge after weekend death
A Springfield woman faces possible first-degree murder charges in connection with the weekend death of a 26-year-old wom…
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Hundreds gather to support local Muslim community
Peter Magan came to the United States from New Zealand 20 years ago.A construction worker and former Springfield Celts r…
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Man hit by gunshot through window on Ash Street
A 67-year-old male was shot in the upper chest late Friday evening in his residence in the 1500 block of East Ash Street…
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Someone to Know: Shawn Artis, volunteer app creator
JACKSONVILLE - Geographic information systems expert Shawn Artis gave of his spare time to create applications that prom…
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