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Monday, March 19, 2018
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ADM, Deere, Cat named Illinois' top businesses
Three companies with deep agricultural roots were named the top businesses in Illinois history as part of the Illinois T…
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Security of state voter rolls a concern as primaries begin
With the Illinois primary just days away, state election officials are beefing up cyber defenses and scanning for possib…
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Candidates for Illinois governor spend $65.7 million on TV ads -- just for the primaries
CHICAGO - Like Chicago's downtown on St. Patrick's Day weekend, a river of green has flowed through TV sets ahead of Tue…
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Someone to know: First Presbyterian Church's new organist comes back to her roots
Paula Pugh Romanaux is the new organist at First Presbyterian Church on Seventh Street, where she plays its Brombaugh Op…
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Fire chief selection clause in union contract unique to Springfield
With Springfield Fire Chief Barry Helmerichs retiring at the end of the month, Mayor Jim Langfelder is interviewing Spri…
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Benedictine hopes to sell entire campus as one piece of property
The Benedictine University Springfield campus will soon go on the real estate market as one piece of property, rather t…
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Should basketball state finals stay in Peoria?
PEORIA - If it's March, that must mean Nick Irvin is in town. Or in towns, more accurately.Irvin is the high school boys…
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Bernard Schoenburg: My predictions for Tuesday's primary election
And now, it's up to the voters.Tuesday's primary will be the culmination of some big-spending campaigns, and Democrats a…
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Statehouse Insider: Sadly, the primary campaign is coming to an end
It's just two days until primary election day.Let's see a show of hands. Who would like to see the primary campaign seas…
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St. Patrick's Day Parade brings families together
Elizabeth Fernandez had her children and mother with her Saturday as they sat on sidewalk near Sixth and Adams streets a…
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Illinois governor race more fierce, costly as primary nears
CHICAGO - The candidates for Illinois governor are making their final push ahead of Tuesday's primary, greeting voters a…
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As primaries loom, downstate Democrats look for a way back
On a mild, overcast late February day, Bob Daiber gazes out the passenger side window at the muted, bucolic countryside.…
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Echoes of Al Capone heard in today's gun-control debate
CHICAGO - It was 1934. Mobsters armed with fully automatic "Tommy guns" had left a trail of bloodstained sidewalks and p…
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Southeast finishes second in state with loss to Morgan Park
PEORIA - Senior all-stater Ayo Dosunmu scored a game-high 28 points to lead Chicago Morgan Park High School to a 71-56 w…
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Bernie & Betty's, Blue Dog Inn up for sale
Two long-standing central Illinois dining spots are on the market.But fans need not worry. It's supposed to be business …
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