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State Journal-Register
15 Nov, 2019
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Airport evacuated, flight delayed after bomb threat
Authorities evacuated Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport for a little over an hour Thursday afternoon after a Transportation Security Administration received notification by phone of a bomb threat in the main terminal.
The latest this morning
Senate approves pension consolidation

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Senate President Cullerton to retire

Senate President John Cullerton will resign from the General Assembly sometime in January, he told his caucus in a meeting after the fall veto session concluded Thursday.

SFD captain name fire chief of Garden City, Kansas

A Springfield Fire Department captain has a new job.

Banks faces two charges of aggravated battery

The 19-year-old accused of battering a Franklin Middle School on Nov. 4 is facing a new charge. In Sangamon County court Thursday, Dontrell D.

Illinois Senate gives final approval to insulin price bill

A bill capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 a month is up for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature.

Handwritten copy of Gettysburg Address back on display at ALPLM

One of the crown jewels of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is back on public display.

Sangamon County Sheriff’s office debuts online police report tool

Even if it is something as minor as a mailbox being run over, Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell wants to know what crimes are being committed in the county.

New Media, Gannett shareholders approve media merger deal

The two biggest newspaper chains in the country are on the verge of combining after shareholders of both gave green lights to the $1.13 billion deal Thursday morning.

Lawmakers address ethics issues

On the last day of the veto session, lawmakers addressed ethics reform in a way that Republicans said didn't go nearly far enough and that postponed more comprehensive reforms until after the March primary.