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Ward 2's one-vote contest still in the balance
The one-vote lead by Shawn Gregory over former Ald. Gail Simpson to represent Ward 2 on the Springfield City Council con…
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Glenwood's Detmers makes name for self in first start
CHATHAM -- Wednesday was a day filled with good news for the Chatham Glenwood High School baseball team.The Titans impro…
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Hundreds mourn state Trooper Brooke Jones-Story at hometown funeral
WARREN - With more than 300 flags waving in a slight breeze, Illinois State Police Trooper Brooke Jones-Story's life was…
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Williamsville's Olysav, Plains' Schmitt renew throwing rivalry
Brad Olysav and Chase Schmitt have been trying to outdo each other in the shot put and discus ring doing back to their d…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Langfelder and labor - still work to do
While Springfield Mayor JIM LANGFELDER made it look easy Tuesday, winning a second four-year term by defeating challenge…
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Dear Monty: To own your home, or not
Reader Question: We have been married for six years. We have rented till now and have saved enough for a 20 percent down payment with a tidy reserve. A variety of concerns make us wonder if we should buy a home. The economy...
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Kevin Gordon returning as Illinois State Fair manager
Kevin Gordon, a longtime state employee who managed the Illinois State Fair in 2016 and 2017, is coming out of retiremen…
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Illinois 125 improvements get under way with tree removal
Motorists along Illinois 125 east of Pleasant Plains may think that someone would have to be batty to cut down all of th…
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Buscher, Lesko cruise to second terms as treasurer, clerk
Springfield Treasurer Misty Buscher and Clerk Frank Lesko both will return for second terms after Tuesday's election.Bus…
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Two new faces to join Lincoln Land Community College board
Two newcomers will join Lincoln Land Community College's Board of Trustees after Samantha Raymond knocked off incumbent …
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Gregory holds one-vote lead in Ward 2; Conley wins in Ward 8
In the cliffhanger race of the night, Willie "Shawn" Gregory held off former alderwoman Gail Simpson by a single vote in…
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Langfelder coasts to second term as Springfield mayor
Despite missing some key endorsements he had four years ago, Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder Tuesday easily won his sec…
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Springfield woman charged with home invasion, kidnapping, robbery
A Springfield woman faces numerous charges after she allegedly forced her way into a residence and made another woman wi…
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FINAL ELECTION RESULTS: Tuesday's top Springfield races
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, here are the results in the top Springfield races. If a chart does not appear b…
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Voting going smoothly in Springfield as turnout builds
Aside from some campaign signs placed where they weren't supposed to be, things were going smoothly Tuesday as voters ac…
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Former Springfield couple found dead in North Dakota
Briann Miller of Girard described Bill Cobb and his wife, Lois, as "true soulmates."The former Springfield couple had mo…
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