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State Journal-Register
18 Jun, 2020
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School reopening guidelines coming soon. Will include use of masks
State education officials said Wednesday they'll have recommendations for schools resuming operations for the 2020-2021 school year by the end of this month and possibly as soon as Thursday.
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Grant a boost to city’s Route History

A grant awarded to Route History will help the Springfield business - which offers a take on the Black experience of Route 66 - purchase the building it currently occupies.

COVID-19 relief funds to assist Central Illinois Foodbank, Public Schools Foundation

Horace Mann Educators Corporation announced Wednesday that $60,000 in grant funds will be distributed to the Central Illinois Foodbank and the Springfield Public Schools Foundation.

 
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Six-month investigation in Taylorville leads to multiple drug arrests

A six-month long investigation dubbed Operation Ice Cap in Taylorville resulted in the arrests of 17 persons on drug charges Tuesday and Wednesday.

Manar, Turner hope to address Ward 3 drainage issues with capital bill money

Tucked into the $45 billion capital construction plan signed by Gov.

 
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Pritzker announces $900M in rent support, business relief, other programs

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Man arrested on weapon charges after argument with his girlfriend

A Springfield man was arrested for aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon after apparently shooting at his girlfriend Wednesday morning.

Springfield man formally charged in Monday’s fatal crash

A Springfield man has been formally charged after the car he was driving rolled over in the 2700 block of Fox Bridge Road, killing a passenger early Monday morning.

Fourth person in Macoupin County dies from COVID-19

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday 546 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 87 additional confirmed deaths.

Why do some infected with the coronavirus escape COVID-19 unharmed? It’s probably their genes

Researchers are diving deep into human genetics, hoping to find clues that might explain why many people brush off COVID-19 without even knowing they have it, while others are hospitalized or even die from the disease.