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Fire chief explains $105K request for traffic signal technology
With firefighter response times in southwest Springfield almost twice as much the city's average, the fire chief asked a…
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City weighing appeal of residency decision
The city of Springfield is considering whether to appeal an arbitrator's recent decision that new police officers do not…
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Sangamon County Board approves $108.7 million budget
Sangamon County officials unanimously approved a fiscal year 2018 budget Tuesday that included $500,000 for an Economic …
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6-mile extension of Sangamon Valley Trail officially opens Thursday
The new six-mile extension of the Sangamon Valley Trail north of Stuart Park will officially open to the public Thursday…
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Fox's Pirro to headline Lincoln Day Dinner
Jeanine Pirro, host of the Fox News show "Justice with Judge Jeanine," is speaking at the Sangamon County Republican Par…
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Local business mood improved in fall economic survey
Sangamon County employers are more optimistic on sales and job growth in the first survey taken since the state budget d…
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Four arrested in connection with stabbing outside Lanphier High
Four people wanted in connection with stabbing multiple people outside Lanphier High School Saturday night have been arr…
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New blood pressure guidelines will save lives, SIU expert says
The American Heart Association's new thresholds for high blood pressure will save lives and result in fewer patients nee…
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Police investigating stabbing outside Lanphier after alumni basketball game
Four people were stabbed outside Lanphier High School during a fight after an alumni basketball game Saturday night, pol…
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Fact check: Speaker Madigan says ethics commission was functioning
Editor's note: This is the first in a periodic feature intended to verify the truthfulness of statements made by Illinoi…
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Carlinville man charged in sex assault, robbery of woman, 62
CARLINVILLE -- A 20-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted and robbed a 62-year-old woman last month has been cha…
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Lake Springfield has a dragon in it? Whiz kid on 'Ellen' says so
To most of us looking at a map of Springfield, the big blue blob that wraps around the southeastern part of the city rep…
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Williamsville man's memory lives on in Rose Parade float
The memory of 22-year-old John Lefferts will carry on at the 2018 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.Family and friends…
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Sangamon Co. history: Springfield mayor takes on newsboys in 1921
When a newsboy stiffed Springfield Mayor Charles Baumann out of 2 cents change, Baumann ordered city police to dismantle…
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Smart navigation: Springfield developer's app helps visually impaired
The smartphone voice walks users through a typical mall."Keep Macy's behind you and continue forward heading west, passi…
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