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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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How to have the softest towels
Picture it: You're fresh out of the shower and looking for a warm cotton hug in the form of a soft towel. Instead, you're greeted with what feels like crunchy tree bark. Hard water, product buildup and improper drying techniques can all...
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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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Now-banned bump stocks slow to surface locally
Most local and area law enforcement agencies aren't seeing a flood of bump stocks, attachments that allow shooters to co…
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Voters get their say on mayor, many other offices
Voters head to the polls Tuesday, bringing closure to months-long battles for Springfield city offices and a rash of oth…
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Wrong-way driver identified in crash that killed Trooper Gerald Ellis
A Calumet City man was the wrong-way driver who slammed head-on into an Illinois State Police trooper's vehicle Saturday…
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How will employers handle recreational marijuana use in Illinois?
The prospect of marijuana legalization might inspire visions of weed-smoking breaks at work, or grabbing a joint with co…
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Illinois bill would bar colleges from asking about criminal history
NORMAL - Police chiefs at several Illinois schools say a proposal to bar colleges from asking about a person's criminal …
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Study finds tax plan would narrow state's income gap
A graduated income tax could narrow Illinois' growing income disparity, cut property - as well as income - tax bills and…
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Local New Zealanders: Tragedy 'doesn't define us'
Jane Carter said the massacre that left 50 people dead in an attack on two Christchurch mosques a little over two weeks …
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