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Community health needs assessment surveys begin
Springfield's two hospitals and a local health department are delving deeper into the non-medical factors that contribut…
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Flu keeping Springfield's medical facilities busy
The Springfield area, like other parts of the state, is struggling with a surge in flu cases, with one local doctor sayi…
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Bernard Schoenburg: Is Rivian Automotive a point of pride or pain?
The Rivian Automotive plant keeps surfacing in Gov. BRUCE RAUNER's campaign, but with a couple of different spins so far…
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STC celebrates 70th season with 'Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat'
Every year, audiences in Springfield always request the Springfield Theatre Centre produce "Joseph and the Technicolor D…
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Sales tax increase helps fund $26M middle school transformation in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE - The old Jacksonville Turner Junior High wasn't an easy place to teach, says Alan Hallock, a seventh grade…
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Denny's restaurant on Wabash won't temporarily reopen
Deb Singer pointed the car to Denny's on Wabash Avenue when she felt the need for some father-daughter time.Singer lost …
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Rauner: State will replace Quincy vets home's plumbing
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner emerged Wednesday from a weeklong stay at a military veterans' home beset by a deadly Legionn…
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Sears raises $100M in new financing, eyes $200M in cost cuts
NEW YORK - Sears has secured more financing, and is eying more cost cutting, as the beleaguered retailer reported a sale…
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Aldermen grill developer asking for TIF dollars
Springfield aldermen on Tuesday questioned a developer who was asking for additional tax-increment financing dollars for…
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Springfield Fire Department regains Class 1 rating
The Springfield Fire Department has joined the top half percent of all fire departments in the nation by receiving a Cla…
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Amid criticism, Southern View board replaces police chief
Saying they needed to get back to community policing, Southern View Village President Nora Petrosky led an effort Tuesda…
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Another Illinois State Fair building needs emergency repairs
Another building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds needs emergency repairs to avoid the possibility that its badly deter…
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Lawmakers query Rauner cabinet on Legionnaires'
Lawmakers demanded Tuesday that Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration deliver a permanent plan for controlling deadly Legio…
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Cash-strapped schools continue to wait for state funding
RIVERTON - Over halfway through the 2017-18 school year, the wait continues as to when Illinois' neediest schools will r…
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Athens, Williamsville coaches reach 100 wins at county tourney
Nick Beard and Jeff Johnston both picked up the 100th wins of their respective coaching careers at Williamsville High Sc…
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