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Local pizza restaurant owners shed pounds and get noticed
John Leskovisek is only two-thirds of the man he once was, but his loss is also his gain as the Springfield resident has…
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Live Tuesday: 13th Congressional District candidate debate
Join us as the five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for the 13th Congressional District (Jon Ebel, David Gi…
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Ives says Illinois must change its profligate ways
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles detailing the backgrounds and positions of candidates for gove…
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Fact check: Rauner's claim that Ives is a 'Madigan lackey'
Editor's note: This is the latest in a periodic feature intended to verify the truthfulness of statements made by Illino…
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Cardinals, Paul DeJong agree to six-year contract
JUPITER, Fla. - Less than a year after making his big league debut, Paul DeJong was rewarded with a long-term deal. And …
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Rauner reverses, will raze dorms where Legionnaires' found
Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration on Monday reversed course and announced that it will replace residence halls at the Q…
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Someone to know: Dr. Edem Agamah helps improve health care access in Ghana
Dr. Edem Agamah, an associate professor of internal medicine at SIU Medicine and oncologist at Simmons Cancer Institute …
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'Blues Brothers' voted top movie in Illinois history
Voters have chosen "The Blues Brothers" as the top movie in state history, embracing a film that celebrates car crashes,…
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Craft beer on tap with two breweries opening in downtown Springfield
If you're a beer lover, this year is your year. Downtown Springfield is home to a new local brewery with another not far…
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Illinois Horse Fair kicks off season at fairgrounds
TJ Clibborn, one of the clinicians at this weekend's Illinois Horse Fair at the state fairgrounds, has a special attachm…
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Polar Plunge benefits Special Olympics
CHATHAM -- A couple of years ago ice chunks on the waters of Lake Springfield greeted people like Lisa Churchill of Roch…
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4-H to commemorate MLK with Selma march in Springfield
Fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the Sangamon County Metro 4-H Program will re-enact King'…
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Twin brothers' Army careers crisscross over 24 years of service
While the U.S. Army has bases across the globe, it can be a small world for some soldiers.Take, for instance, twin broth…
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Statehouse Insider: Rauner lucks out on gun bill timing
Some Republican lawmakers complained that those gun control bills that got votes in the General Assembly last week were …
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Bernard Schoenburg: McCarty flier tells part of story; Aiello gets $20,000 from Vala family
Sangamon County treasurer candidate BILL McCARTY has a flier that discusses what his opponent, former County Clerk JOE A…
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