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'Upper-echelon' victory an important step for MacArthur
DECATUR - Decatur MacArthur High School's Week 1 53-0 win over cross-town rival Eisenhower was seen by many as a stateme…
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Springfield aldermen approve tax incentives for proposed power plant
A deal to provide tax incentives for a Houston-based company to build a $1 billion natural gas power plant near Pawnee g…
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Fewer WW II veterans on Honor Flights
The program has served almost all those applicants, whose numbers are declining.
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Illinois State Fair attendance up 15.5 percent from rain-soaked 2016
The Illinois State Fair had a much better -- and drier -- year in 2017.According to preliminary estimates released Tuesd…
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Illinois leaders react to Trump rescinding DACA
President Donald Trump's administration will "wind down" a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants.…
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Some in GOP upset with Rauner over immigration bill
Gov. Bruce Rauner's decision to sign a bill that will limit how local and state police can cooperate with federal immigr…
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West Nile risk may be lower this year; precautions still needed
There may be less risk for the public this year when it comes to health problems associated with the mosquito-borne West…
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Crime Stoppers fundraiser gears up for Route 66 festival
A hangar party to raise money for Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard Counties got off to a good start Sunday.Only an …
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Lutheran early response team to deploy to Texas
Retired registered nurse Donna Bales is among trained volunteer members of the Lutheran early response team waiting for …
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Engineering students from Japan get lesson at Meredosia bridge
The group of foreign tourists stood on the tall structure and looked straight down, impressed by the feats of engineerin…
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Caribbean nation investigating Springfield company's herpes vaccine research
The chief medical officer of St. Kitts and Nevis says it's unclear what actions the Caribbean nation may take after it c…
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Private school tax credit surprises, riles some in Illinois
CHICAGO - Democratic-leaning Illinois is the latest state to direct taxpayer money to private schools, a development tha…
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Lanphier uses big plays for 44-12 win over Southeast
Neither offense looked good early, but Lanphier High School got its attack going by breaking long play after long play i…
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Statehouse Insider: New school aid formula doesn't mean the end of the funding issue
Clearly, getting a new distribution formula in place was the important first step in getting more equitable funding for …
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Lanphier grad partners with NASA on research
Jeremy Hinds' experiment is now on the International Space Station.
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