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Illinois State Fair 'getting along' without historic Coliseum this year
Bringing back the iconic Coliseum for the 2018 Illinois State Fair has plenty of support around the horse barns at the S…
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Project 29 turns focus to widening Taylorville-to-Pana highway
Project 29 members want to "push to Pana."The grassroots group that lobbied for nearly 25 years to complete the 19-mile,…
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Rauner pays for private helicopter to public event in northern Illinois
Gov. Bruce Rauner used a helicopter, apparently owned by a campaign donor, to get him to a public event on Friday."He co…
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Springfield police investigating shooting on East Cedar
Springfield police were investigating a shooting in the 800 block of East Cedar Street on Friday that injured a 25-year-…
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Charlie Daniels Band plays with Southern Uprising at State Fair tonight
Charlie Daniels has been playing music almost all his life, but there isn't a single song he gets tired of performing."I…
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Sara Wojcicki Jimenez won't run for re-election to Illinois House
State Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez said Friday she will not run for re-election in 2018.Jimenez, a Republican from Leland …
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Q&A: How to protect your eyes during the eclipse
Several patients of Dr. Scott Blomberg continue to deal with blurry vision after improperly viewing solar eclipses decad…
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Candidates line up on Democrat Day to criticize and link Rauner, Trump
They're lining up to run against Gov. Bruce Rauner, but Democratic challengers Thursday spent as much time talking about…
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VFW helps deliver WWII-era letters to sailor's niece in Springfield
A packet of about two dozen letters written by a World War II sailor and his wife has found its way back to the couple's…
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Illinois Policy Institute cartoon sparks racial clash
CHICAGO - A political cartoon circulated by a conservative Illinois think tank with ties to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner…
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SJ-R Podcast: Solar eclipse
The total solar eclipse is right around the corner, and are you prepared for the celestial event of a lifetime? If you'v…
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Jesse White to seek sixth term as Illinois secretary of state
Despite previously saying his current term would be his last, Secretary of State Jesse White said Thursday he'll run for…
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Restaurant review: Trying the salmon BLT at No Agenda at 321 in Chatham
Address: 321 N. Main St., ChathamPhone: 247-9040Website: No website, but they're on...
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Theatre in the Park closes season with 'Loose Lips Sink Ships'
In 2013, John Woodruff and his wife saw "Loose Lips Sink Ships" at Northern Sky Theater in Ephraim, Wisconsin. From that…
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Winning recipe: Glenwood teacher sees Vic's Pizza triumph at fair
Wednesday was the first day of classes at Chatham Glenwood High School, but social studies teacher Mark Brown was only t…
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