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New Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau director resigns
Two days after he was approved as the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau's director, Scott Dahl submitted his re…
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Cathedral families reminisce as downtown Springfield school enters final weeks
Generations of Cathedral graduates were at their old alma mater Sunday to visit with friends and reminisce about their y…
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Someone to Know: Greenview Schools bookkeeper Marilyn Johnson is retiring
GREENVIEW -- Greenview School District bookkeeper Marilyn Johnson answered her ringing office phone recently with simply…
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Opioid coalition developing resource card, educational seminars
The fatal overdose last year of a 23-year-old Springfield heroin user who was unable to find an inpatient treatment bed …
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Bill that would raise penalties for assault on DCFS workers faces uphill climb
The death of Pamela Knight, an Illinois Department of Child and Family Services caseworker who was attacked and beaten w…
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SIU system faces potential split as campuses clamor for funds
EDWARDSVILLE - Mathematics professor Marcus Agustin spends a lot of time inside the student fitness center at Southern I…
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Homebrewers toast their passion on Big Brew Day
Around the world, homebrewers lifted their glasses full of self-made beer, mead or wine at noon central time Saturday fo…
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For Illinois $245M Legionnaires' fix, rhetoric meets reality
A deadly Legionnaires' disease crisis at a state-run veterans' home, persisting for years, has so flummoxed Illinois off…
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Chamberlain Park fading from Springfield's baseball landscape
When Chamberlain Park opened for baseball play in Springfield's east side in the summer of 1977, it instantly became an …
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Illinois saw second-coldest April on record
CHAMPAIGN- State weather experts say Illinois saw its second-coldest April on record this year with temperatures nearly …
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Missing woman's family continues search after 42 days
Theresa 'Terri' Cox has been missing for 42 days. But her family and friends haven't stopped looking for her every day a…
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Plains sweeps titles, four records fall at Sangamon County coed track
ATHENS - It's believed that Friday saw the Sangamon County Coed Track and Field Meet held beyond county borders for the …
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Ex-Tower Hill treasurer facing wire fraud charges from alleged embezzlement
A Pana resident was indicted this week on three counts of wire fraud after being accused of embezzling more than $150,00…
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Looking for luck at Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Todd Pletcher is throwing numbers at the Kentucky Derby again. Bob Baffert is seeking a fifth victory …
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