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Chatham native to participate in D-Day re-enactment in Normandy
The transport airplanes fly low over Normandy on June 5, each crammed with heavily-laden paratroopers about to jump into…
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New UIS building funded in capital bill re-imagines library
A new $35 million, 50,000-square-foot library learning student success center at the University of Illinois Springfield …
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Manar wants to make sure Ward 3 gets targeted help
As part of the $45 billion construction program passed by the Illinois General Assembly and awaiting the governor's sign…
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'American Idol' holding auditions in Springfield Sept. 7
"American Idol," the well-known televised singing competition, will hold auditions in Springfield on Sept. 7, the show a…
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Under the Dome Podcast: Wrapping up the 'historic' spring session
The spring 2019 session of the Illinois General Assembly is in the books, and some people are calling it "historic." Law…
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Someone to know: Melody Sheehan is in charge of props for local theater
Why you should know her: Melody Sheehan has handled props for local theater for about 50 years. She's in charge of props…
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Budget, gambling, tax increases mark end to 'historic' session
It took a couple of extra days, but the Illinois General Assembly Sunday wrapped up the 2019 spring session, one that Go…
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17 top Scouts among Glenwood's graduating class
Noah Fons said he doesn't remember a time he wasn't involved in scouting."I remember going on campouts with my older bro…
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Lawmakers approve making medical pot permanent
Days after passing a bill legalizing recreational marijuana, the Illinois Senate approved legislation making Illinois' m…
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House skirts lawmaker salary-freeze vote, in line for $1,600 increase
Illinois lawmakers are in line for a $1,600-a-year salary increase after the House surprised the Senate by slipping a pa…
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Bruins rout Blues to take 2-1 series lead
ST. LOUIS - David Pastrnak flashed a wry smile, brimming with confidence.No even-strength points through the first two g…
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Second Plains: Pleasant Plains drops to Teutopolis in 2A baseball championship game
PEORIA - Pleasant Plains High School, short on pitching but battling throughout, finally ran out of answers against a re…
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House approves budget bills as session end nears
The Illinois House Saturday night was voting to finish approving a package of financial bills for the state as a prelude…
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Late Carlinville teen featured in IDOT seat belt ad
The video is amateurish, there is no narration, and the music is hard to listen to. Yet, this public safety advertisemen…
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Still a fight ahead for abortion rights in Illinois, supporters say
Even with the Reproductive Health Act headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk - after the Illinois Senate's late-night appro…
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