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Glenarm woman arrested for allegedly stealing from Chatham school PTO
A Glenarm woman was arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing more than $10,000 from the parent-teacher organization for…
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Statehouse evacuated for three hours after bomb threat
The Illinois State Capitol was evacuated for about three hours Monday after authorities received a bomb threat.The threa…
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Christian County boy, 6, struck by school bus
Christian County Sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp is reminding parents to talk to their children about bus safety after a 6-year…
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Crime Stoppers offers at least $500 for bomb threat information
Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard Counties announced Monday it will pay a minimum of $500 for information that leads…
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McCann won't seek GOP nomination for new Senate term
State Sen. Sam McCann, R-Plainview, who defeated a Republican challenger in 2016 and was facing another in 2018, announc…
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Wide temperature swings in November; cold arrives tonight
Illinois' state climatologist says the state saw wide temperature swings throughout November but the month ended up slig…
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Comedian Ron White to play Sangamon Auditorium in February
Ron White, the comedian known as "Tater Salad" who rose to fame as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the …
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Ives joins governor's race, says Rauner has 'betrayed our party'
State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, filed petitions Monday to get on the March 20 primary ballot, taking on Gov. Bruce Ra…
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Bicentennial Beer unveiled as celebration kicks off at ALPLM
It was hard to find anyone more excited at Sunday's official kickoff of the yearlong celebration of Illinois' 200th birt…
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Someone to know: Kathryn Harris known for portrayals of Harriet Tubman
Why you should know her: Springfield resident Kathryn Harris retired from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and M…
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William Crook Jr. publishes retrospective about his pen-and-ink drawings
There's a passage in William Crook Jr.'s new book "Springfield, Illinois: A Pen & Ink Artist Looks at His Hometown" in w…
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Hope completes clients' move from institution to group homes
Josh Hibbler appears to be happier and less aggressive toward others since the mostly nonverbal 18-year-old with autism …
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Statehouse Insider: Taxes the key campaign issue, Rauner says
In case any of you were wondering what the big issues are going to be in the upcoming campaign for governor, the current…
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Springfield diocese synod approves tithing, earlier confirmation
Setting the course for the Springfield Catholic Diocese for the next decade, a synod of some 260 priests, deacons, relig…
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Officials hope salon move signals uptick for Old Capitol Plaza area
Economic data used to pitch Springfield to prospective retailers shows there are more than 80,000 residents and just und…
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