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Manar: Rauner waging assault on public education
Gov. Bruce Rauner is engaging in an "all out assault on Illinois' commitment to public schools" with his changes to a sc…
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Area Hindus have plans for new temple in Chatham
CHATHAM -- Area Hindus will have something more to celebrate than the temple's ninth anniversary this weekend.Last month…
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Local butterfly photograph part of new postage stamp collection
A photograph of a monarch butterfly pollinating a goldenrod in rural Sangamon County is featured on a postage stamp rele…
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SJ-R Podcast: Illinois State Fair preview
The Illinois State Fair starts next week, with a different parade route, eating contests and more new features.The podca…
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Andre Iguodala puts golf passion to work at PGA Championship
For Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala, there has really only been one downside to three straight berths in the N…
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State AG looking into Korean War Museum shutdown
The Korean War Veterans Museum & Library managed to turn a profit one year from 2010 to 2015 while reporting more than $…
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Time ripe to collect leftover produce, local organization says
There has been no system in place for nearly a year to collect unsold produce from the Old Capitol Farmers Market and ge…
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Redneck Fishing Tournament making 'small dent' in Asian carp population
BATH -- This weekend, the Illinois River community of Bath will once again be ground zero in the fight against one of th…
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Phil Luciano: Schock's court filing adds new level of drama
How weird is the Aaron Schock case getting?Very.Because now, per his own attorneys, we have new insight into Schock's fo…
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Theatre in the Park puts on 'Arsenic and Old Lace' for one weekend
Theatre in the Park's "Arsenic and Old Lace" is a play in which lovers of murder mysteries and fans of quirky comedies f…
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Leftover opioids are a common dilemma for surgery patients
CHICAGO - Surgery patients often end up with leftover opioid painkillers and store the remaining pills improperly at hom…
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Southern Illinois prepares for heavy traffic from eclipse viewers
CARBONDALE - Caution, solar eclipse ahead.State and local transportation officials have been preparing for months to acc…
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Teens get their chance to learn about being a police officer
Ever since he could remember, Terrence Cypress has wanted to wear a uniform and a badge.When the 15-year-old Springfield…
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Korean War National Museum abruptly closes
The Korean War National Museum has shut down after eight years in downtown Springfield.Signs posted Tuesday on the doors…
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Schock lawyers want case tossed over 'prosecutorial misconduct'
PEORIA - Detailing what they say are a host of incidents of misconduct and overreach, former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock's de…
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