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New ordinance puts TIF project risk on developers
With the passage of an ordinance Tuesday, Springfield City Council members sent a message to developers who ask for larg…
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Entering City Tournament, Tim Allen has been the perfect coach for SHG
When he applied for the Sacred Heart-Griffin High School boys basketball coaching job in May, Tim Allen didn't really th…
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Pritzker restores wage increases, signs pay-equity order
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration will initiate a process to bring back step pay increases to more than 20,000 state e…
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Illinois man receives posthumous clemency in stabbing case
S.T. Jamison said he felt elation and relief on Tuesday at a press conference at the state Capitol announcing the posthu…
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Celebration attendees hope for better future, dance to Maroon 5
Theresa Coleman knows how difficult paying for higher education can be.The northern Illinois resident has a daughter in …
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Reisch Gold Top beer will return to Springfield in March
More than five decades after it went out of production, Springfield will get another taste of Reisch Gold Top beer begin…
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Judge denies second motion to reduce Adam Lopez's bond
In closed court Monday, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Adam Giganti denied a second request to reduce Springfield S…
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Gov. Pritzker, other Democrats sworn into statewide offices
Democrat J.B. Pritzker took office Monday as the state's 43rd governor, delivering a message of bipartisan cooperation w…
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Tobin Jewelers, in business since 1907, to close in March
R. Evan Hart, the fourth-generation proprietor of Tobin Jewelers, 2916 Plaza Drive, recalls a customer stopping in over…
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Plains girls hope to hit stride in defending county title
Carrying a 15-5 record and No. 1 seeding in the Sangamon County Girls Basketball Tournament would seem to be a desirable…
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Big crowd turns out for Pritzker meet-and-greet at Old State Capitol
David Ramos Jr. has spent the last three summers working for two Chicago aldermen and has passed out campaign literature…
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Someone to know: Rodney Asbury has vast collection of 1/43 diecasts
Rodney Asbury, who lives in Pleasant Plains, began collecting 1/43 diecast models - mostly cars - about 25 years ago and…
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Rauner administration reduces Rutan-exempt positions
Hundreds of state jobs that once were exempt from Rutan anti-patronage protections have been reclassified to remove them…
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J.B. Pritzker seeks stability and growth for Illinois
When Democrat J.B. Pritzker is sworn in Monday as the 43rd governor of Illinois, he wants it to mark a shift toward stea…
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Springfield digs out from record-setting snowstorm
Springfield broke a 55-year record for snowfall on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.A total of 8.4 in…
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