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Gwen Wisecup named the Voice's 2018 Top Teen
Gwen Wisecup, a senior at Southeast High School who works closely with the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault, was na…
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Investigation continues into I-55 crash that injured at least 10
The Riverton Fire Department reported it had to extricate people from two of the six vehicles that were involved in a cr…
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Group says progressive tax could cut most taxes
A graduated state income tax could result in a cut for most taxpayers while still generating more state revenue, a group…
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Ludacris and Flo Rida to play Illinois State Fair Grandstand
Well-known rappers Ludacris and Flo Rida will perform on the Illinois State Fair Grandstand on Aug. 18, the second Satur…
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Rep. Steve Scalise headlining Rodney Davis fundraiser in Springfield
U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, who was seriously wounded in a June 2017 shooting at a Republican b…
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Someone to know: Pam Brown as Mary Todd Lincoln
Pam Brown's research into Mary Todd Lincoln started in 2006 when she was cast as Abraham Lincoln's wife in the productio…
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New Salem leads list of Illinois' top historic sites
The list of top Illinois historic sites chosen by online voters in the Illinois Top 200 project covers more than 1,000 y…
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Six-vehicle crash injures several, shuts down I-55 near Sangamon Ave.
At least ten people were taken to hospitals with serious injuries Sunday evening after a crash involving six vehicles on…
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District 186 survey says voters would back sales tax for schools
A survey of Springfield residents indicated that 73 percent of the respondents support a 1 percent countywide sales tax …
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Medicaid managed-care reboot pinching pharmacies, advocates say
Drastic cuts in what Illinois pharmacies are paid for filling Medicaid patients' prescriptions will cause many to lay of…
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Downtown Springfield streets opened for fun, fitness
Fitness exercises done using sets of drumsticks Saturday in the street near Sixth and Monroe streets in downtown Springf…
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Is it time to retire CWLP's old power generators?
Three of City Water, Light and Power's older coal-fired plants don't meet the standards set in a
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Rolling Plains: Cardinals capture girls soccer invite title with dominant victory
PLEASANT PLAINS - It wasn't even lunchtime yet Saturday and Pleasant Plains High School's girls soccer team had already …
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Meet the 2018 Top Teen Award finalists
In 2005, The Voice, The State Journal-Register's journalism program for high school students, wanted to honor teens who …
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Gun bills have seen mixed success in General Assembly
State Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, has filed some version of gun dealer licensing legislation every year since he began …
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