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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Gold Star Families honor loved ones on Tree of Honor at Capitol

Family members of military members killed in the line of duty gathered at the state Capitol Monday to remember their lov…

Candidates begin filing petitions for 2018 Illinois primary

Hundreds of candidates were in line Monday enjoying moderate temperatures in the 40s and sunshine outside the State Boar…

Jacksonville's Brooklyn United Methodist Church closing after 151 years

JACKSONVILLE -- The Rev. Jean Hembrough said Brooklyn United Methodist Church in Jacksonville was often described as "th…

Rauner faces challenge from right in 2018

CHICAGO - Gov. Bruce Rauner has so infuriated some far-right members of his Republican party with his actions on abortio…

Cardell McGee scores 16 in Lanphier's championship win

Like a maze, just when Lanphier High School had its path to victory figured out, the boys basketball team hit a brick wa…

Holiday walk encourages shopping at local stores

Alicia Bibb, the owner of Studio on Sixth, 215 S 6th St., was feeling the holiday spirit Saturday as people checked out …

Springfield has its own looming pension problem

For the first time, Springfield will be spending more on its fire and police pension payments in the next budget year th…

Wealthy Illinois candidates face tax disclosure minefield

It's little surprise Democratic governor candidate Daniel Biss has for months been taunting rivals J.B. Pritzker and Chr…

New Berlin blood donor gives after transfusions save his young sons

When New Berlin resident Josh Beard was in grade school, his grandfather had a heart attack and required several bypass …

By the numbers: Report sheds light on local school changes

Things just aren't the way they used to be. That's true in life and also in education.With the release last month of the…

Bernard Schoenburg: Filmmaker builds a case to save Thompson Center in Chicago

A passionate fan of Chicago architecture has produced a 16-minute film he hopes can help save the JAMES R. THOMPSON Cent…

Last-second field goal lifts Rochester to seventh state title

DEKALB - Senior quarterback Nic Baker put Rochester High School in position, but it was Clay Alewelt's leg that won the …

Cities want cut in Illinois' sales tax collection fee

Just weeks after lawmakers approved the spending and tax package that ended the state's budget impasse, an effort got un…

Pleasant Plains loses 35-0, takes 2nd in state

DEKALB -- Their unexpected run from the bottom of the south bracket ended one victory short of a Class 3A state football…

Colleges, high schools use 'Hamilton' to enhance teaching

CHICAGO - More than 2,000 students got into the hottest show in Chicago for free - "Hamilton: An American Musical " - as…

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