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Springfield aldermen concerned about quality of waste-hauling services
After hearing complaints from Springfield residents, aldermen are voicing concern over the quality of the services provi…
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Springfield police Lt. Bill Neale retires after 30 years of service
Back in the early 1970s when he was a young boy and his father was the warden of the city jail on Jefferson Street, Bill…
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Renovated museum opens as part of $380M Gateway Arch project
ST. LOUIS - The revitalized Gateway Arch National Park was dedicated Tuesday, the culmination of a $380 million public-p…
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Best of Preps Team of the Year: Rochester Rockets football
On June 22, The State Journal-Register honored dozens of local high school athletes at the annual Best of Preps awards c…
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No objections filed to Sam McCann's candidacy for governor
State Sen. Sam McCann, R-Plainview, who is running as a Conservative Party candidate for governor, as well as Kash Jacks…
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Can't paint your boring white apartment? Try these colorful finds instead.
Sterile, blank white walls are the bane of many renters' existence. You want to feel at home in your new home, but your options are limited when it comes to painting and papering. So we asked Washington designer Patrick J. Baglino Jr., who...
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Schock asks U.S. Supreme Court to review his case
PEORIA - Attorneys for former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock plan on asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the former co…
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Emergency management director retires from career of keeping Sangamon County prepared
When tornadoes struck the Springfield area in 2006, police officers, firefighters, power company workers and hundreds of…
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Catastrophic fireworks injuries on the rise in Illinois
CHICAGO - For Marcus Pryor, the July 4 holiday began with seemingly innocent fun three years ago when he met up with a f…
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Solar farms setting sights on Sangamon County
A Canadian company wants to build a solar farm that will take up about seven to eight acres in the 600 block of North Oa…
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Someone to Know: Local artist, author Will Redwood
Local artist and storybook author William "Will" Redwood, 39, experienced his first artistic achievement when he was a f…
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Seventh heaven: Albertson cards seven straight birdies to win Lincoln Land Championship
Anders Albertson missed joining a playoff by one stroke at Panther Creek Country Club last year, despite getting a birdi…
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Best of Preps Coach of the Year: Southeast's Lawrence Thomas
On June 22, The State Journal-Register honored dozens of local high school athletes at the annual Best of Preps awards c…
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1 injured in shooting at Springfield mobile home park
Springfield police are investigating a Saturday evening shooting in the 4000 block of Sandhill Road that injured a 39-ye…
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Cindy the border collie becomes Panther Creek crew's best friend
She came to Panther Creek Country Club to remedy the "goose crap problem."But Cindy, a border collie who'll turn 8 on Th…
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Illinois Democrats push back on Trump immigration hard line
Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly pushed back last spring against Republican President Donald Trump's …
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