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District 186 residents weigh in on school facilities at meeting
If Springfield Public Schools is going to renovate its athletic facilities, residents attending Wednesday's facilities c…
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Local author Kathleen Wheeler to be recognized for Alzheimer's Awareness month
Like her favorite author, Jane Austen, Kathleen Wheeler got into the habit of waking early in the morning so she could w…
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After no-confidence vote, police union and Chief Winslow plan meeting
After the Springfield police officers' union announced Monday a vote of no confidence in Police Chief Kenny Winslow's ab…
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Power-hitting QND knocks out Pleasant Plains for sectional title
NEW BERLIN -- Sydney Hummert and her Quincy Notre Dame High School teammates kept pounding away at Pleasant Plains, and …
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Report: Sangamon Auditorium made 'significant safety corrections' after accident
Sangamon Auditorium, where a March 26 accident led to $300,000 in personal injury settlements, has made "very significan…
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Carlinville police provide more details on robbery, sexual assault
Carlinville police provided an update Wednesday on its investigation into a sexual assault and armed robbery of a woman …
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Silverstein out of Senate leadership position amid sexual harassment allegations
State Sen. Ira Silverstein, accused this week of sexually harassing an advocate for crime victims, is out as a member of…
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Illini's Foster stays focused despite less playing time
CHAMPAIGN - When you hear the name Kendrick Foster, what do you think of?Do you question why the University of Illinois …
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UIS Student Union to open mid-January
The Student Union at University of Illinois Springfield has a mid-January opening date after more than a year-and-a-half…
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Springfield DAV's charter suspended for allegedly not helping veterans
The Disabled American Veterans chapter at Lake Springfield has been temporarily closed due to allegations that it has ev…
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Schoenburg: LaHood unsure who he'll support for governor
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, says he's not sure who he will support for governor in 2018."I was and continue to be …
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Cooperation, camaraderie stressed in fight against opioid epidemic
Harnessing the goodwill evident in rural communities after a tornado strikes or when a farmer falls ill and sees his cro…
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On Halloween, Glenwood Avenue is the place to be
On Halloween, the only place in Springfield you can get a free hot dog, served by a man dressed as a hot dog, is in the …
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Glenwood boys soccer loses to Waterloo Gibault in 2A supersectional
There's a little bit of luck involved in soccer. Chatham Glenwood's boys soccer team had none of it.The Titans were unab…
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One more chance to weigh in on Springfield schools' facilities plan
Springfield residents will have one last chance to weigh in on School District 186's efforts to develop a long-term faci…
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