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Raj Sinha falls in final match but Springfield High claims title
Getting off to a fast start was the game plan for Springfield High School junior Raj Sinha in his singles championship m…
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Government consolidation efforts gain traction in General Assembly
Before his election to the Illinois House in 2012, state Rep. Sam Yingling was the supervisor of his local township in c…
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Woman fears former fiance's killer will be released from a Springfield mental facility
For more than 30 years, Elizabeth Kohan has lived with the fear that the man who stalked and brutally killed her fiance …
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Alpacas take center stage at fairgrounds
The nearly 2-year-old male alpaca Spittin Image placed third in the yearling silver grey males class competition to the …
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A La Carte: 'Fast-casual' Sicilian restaurant headed for downtown
LA PIAZZA CUCINA ITALIANA - a modern twist on authentic Sicilian cuisine - is poised to open in the former Z BISTRO in d…
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Janesville ousts Jr. Blues with 1-0 win
The hockey game started exactly the opposite of what the Springfield Jr. Blues were hoping for Friday night. Instead of …
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Tamara Browning: Clayville Historic Site set to expand Cunningham (Stagecoach) Barn
Funds have been raised for basic construction that will expand a barn at CLAYVILLE HISTORIC SITE, but monetary donations…
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Statehouse Insider: Governor's race could set records beyond spending
If you thought the campaign for governor was going to be, um, testy this year, hang on if Sen. SAM McCANN makes it onto …
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Speaker: Police need 'sustainable trust' with communities
Capt. Ronald Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol found himself unexpectedly thrust into chaos, overseeing the police …
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Williamsville, Sherman ask for new water rates from CWLP
The Williamsville-Sherman Water Commission has reached out to ask for a water rate cut from City Water, Light and Power,…
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Some Springfield aldermen upset after Rochester's water deal
While Rochester village trustees were voting Tuesday on whether to stick with City Water, Light and Power for their wate…
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Crime-fighting Labrador helps combat child porn
WAUKEGAN - An Illinois county prosecutor's office is using an 18-month-old black Labrador to help detect a chemical in e…
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Report: Improvements to veterans home could cost $265M
With six weeks left in the spring legislative session, a draft report maintains that improvements at the Quincy Veteran'…
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Rauner's point person on Legionnaires' outbreak makes $20K monthly
The point person Gov. Bruce Rauner plucked from his administration to take charge of the Legionnaires' disease crisis at…
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City to demolish scene of 37-year-old ax murder
On March 18, 1981, a man walked into Lauterbach Cottage Hardware Store on the corner of South Grand Avenue and Fifteenth…
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