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13 Jun, 2020
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Man dies of COVID-19 in Morgan County

A person connected with Aperion Care of Jacksonville where nearly four dozen people tested positive for COVID-19 died at Passavant Hospital just after noon on Thursday.

Finding the solution

Kevin Boehm's mom died the day before he closed 23 restaurants. Now the Springfield native is on a mission to save the industry he loves.

 
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Memorial Health System furloughs 460 workers

Memorial Health System is temporarily furloughing 460 workers - about 5 percent of its workforce - until Sept.

Will Black Lives Matter movement finally put an end to Confederate flags and statues?

The national protest movement that has erupted in the wake of George Floyd's death has rekindled a fire under the cultural tinderbox known as the American Confederacy.

 
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Accident east of Jacksonville claims life of 49-year-old woman Friday

A single-vehicle accident just east of Jacksonville claimed the life of a 49-year-old woman Friday morning.

Department of Ag raises concern about beef prepared by Carlinville processor

The Illinois Department of Agriculture has issued a public health alert warning consumers that ground beef prepared by a Carlinville processor may be contaminated with E.

Oklahoma cop faces backlash but won’t apologize after saying African Americans ‘probably ought to be’ shot more by police

A police commander in Oklahoma is "under review" after he said that officers are shooting African Americans "less than we probably ought to be" during a local radio interview.

During George Floyd protests, 13 Chicago cops lounged in a congressman’s office and ate his popcorn

CHICAGO - Late one night two weeks ago, a group of Chicago police officers put up their feet and lounged in the burglarized office of a U.S. congressman, preparing popcorn and coffee for themselves and napping on the couch.

Experts: Police ‘woefully undertrained’ in use of force

BURIEN, Wash. - Seattle officers hold down a protester, and one repeatedly punches him in the face.