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MacArthur pedestrian crosswalk often ignored by motorists
A sign put in the middle of MacArthur Boulevard outside Washington Park to remind motorists to yield to pedestrians in t…
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Tears, pride as Guard unit deploys to Kuwait
This will be the largest single-unit deployment of Illinois Army National Guard since 2014.
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Statehouse Insider: Illinois finances not the worst? Believe it or not.
The results are in and, defying all odds, Illinois isn't the worst.And considering it involves state finances, it is eve…
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Route 66 festival brings back memories
For awhile there, it didn't look like John McQuinn was going to finish the restoration work on his 1965 Chevelle Malibu …
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Legal assistance helps SIU patients deal with non-medical challenges
A social worker had suggested several times before that Sadie Lewis contact a nonprofit legal assistance group to help h…
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Drive at age 16? Study finds more teens waiting
Kristina Kim turns 18 in January, but she still doesn't have her driver's license.At first it was because she never got …
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Bernard Schoenburg: Sen. McCann takes on Cellini in tiff with Bruner
A rift has formed between two former allies: JAMES P. BRUNER and state Sen. SAM McCANN.This was illustrated last week wh…
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A La Carte: Renovations at former Vic's Pizza to start soon
Work crews will soon begin refreshing the shuttered VIC'S PIZZA building, two years after the beloved north-end parlor w…
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Picturing the Past: The first Farm Aid concert in 1985
The first Farm Aid concert was held Sept. 22, 1985, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, and it featured some of the bigges…
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Chatham Glenwood football gets big win over Springfield High
CHATHAM - Luke Lehnen scrambled behind the pocket, went left and saw he had nothing. So he ran right, unleashed a throw …
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City of Springfield disputes $1.3M waste cleanup bill from EPA
The city of Springfield plans to contest a federal lawsuit seeking more than $1.3 million for a hazardous waste cleanup …
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Mental exams ordered for student accused in Mattoon school shooting
CHARLESTON - A judge ordered a central Illinois high school student to undergo mental evaluations and remain in juvenile…
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Week 5 high school football: Get Friday's final scores right here
The fifth week of the high school football season is here.
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SHG snags another City Volleyball title
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School was in the midst of a do-or-die moment when it fell behind 13-6 in the second set of th…
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Brandon Odam, Justin Wright team up for Taylorville
TAYLORVILLE -- Brandon Odam and Justin Wright make it clear that the team comes first.Winning football games for Taylorv…
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