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Aldermen put brakes on Y-block park as union members protest
Facing more than 200 union workers, Springfield aldermen Tuesday tabled an ordinance that would put a park on the downto…
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St. John's smokestack to be removed in the name of improved aesthetics
The yellow-brick smokestack that has stood for 50 years along North Ninth Street next to HSHS St. John's Hospital will b…
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Riverton IDOT worker wins innovation contest with $20 snow plow light
Turning "simple ideas" into quick solutions to problems is nothing new for the workers at the Illinois Department of Tra…
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Jayson Werth signs minor-league deal with Seattle Mariners
A couple hours before the Washington Nationals were to play their first game at Nationals Park in the post-Jayson Werth …
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Top health department aide campaigned during Legionnaires' crisis
While the Department of Public Health faced the baffling return of Legionnaires' disease at a state-run veterans home in…
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Springfield woman charged with murder after weekend stabbing
A Springfield woman was formally charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and aggravated domestic battery in connection …
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Exercise Science program gains popularity at UIS
Some college students juggle their classes and careers while working toward a degree. At the University of Illinois Spri…
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Insurance company alleges owners set fire to Shooting Center
A federal lawsuit filed Friday by a Pennsylvania insurance company claims that a fire that extensively damaged the Sprin…
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Springfield homicide victim died from stab wound
The 65-year-old Springfield man who was found dead in his home Saturday was born in Mississippi, grew up in Decatur and …
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Springfield police still need help finding missing woman
The Springfield Police Department continued to ask for the public's help Monday in the ongoing search for a missing city…
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Illinois at heart of U.S. Interstate System
About this story: The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Edito…
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King's memory honored with Springfield re-enactment of Selma to Montgomery march
About 150 people marched through downtown Springfield on Sunday in a re-enactment of the historic 1965 Selma to Montgome…
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Springfield woman arrested in connection with man's death
A 49-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a 65-year-old man who was found inside a home in t…
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Benefits of transportation lockbox amendment hard to assess
In 2016, Illinois voters reached a rare, overwhelming agreement on a public policy issue.They said they were tired of ha…
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Winter weather blamed for Springfield woman's death on I-72
Saturday's winter weather is being blamed for an accident on Interstate 72 northeast of Decatur that claimed the life of…
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