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6 days ago

Mini O’Beirne is on the move

The land has been donated; now comes a campaign to build on it.

6 days ago

Illinois designated an AARP age-friendly state

Announcement comes after launch of EngAging Illinois.

6 days ago

Reading program returns for fourth year at Springfield schools

About 100 men volunteer across the district to read to first and third graders.

6 days ago

Taylorville man accused of sexually assaulting child at local YMCA

Police don't say specifically when Ross may have assaulted a child at the Christian County Y, but court records say he will remain in custody after being deemed a real and present threat.

1 week ago

Pope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer

“A subsequent oncology assessment confirmed that no further treatment is necessary,” the doctors said.

1 week ago

Route 66 and Springfield are included in a new book about food in Illinois

"We literally ate our way through Illinois."

1 week ago

Stratton and Tracy stage their only debate for U.S. Senate

The winner succeeds retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)

1 week ago

Crime of the Week: Help needed identifying parking lot burglar

Man allegedly broke into cars into hospital parking garage.

1 week ago

1 hospitalized in Springfield shooting

Officers found a man with a gunshot wound when they arrived on scene.

1 week ago

Sangamon Co. State’s Attorney and staff recognized for working with crime victims

The award was handed out Tuesday at the Sangamon County Complex in Springfield.

1 week ago

Alderwoman accuses Springfield city staff of keeping info away from her

Ald. Notariano wants information about police SUV's as she attempts to get wellness software through the council.

1 week ago

Pritzker: Ethics should be addressed in fall veto session

Gov. Pritzker would like to see reform, but legislation is likely too big to fit into a six-day fall veto session.

1 week ago

Budzinski on veterans’ issues

Buzdinski meets with her veterans' advisory council in Springfield.

1 week ago

Study finds Illinois’ Displaced Energy Workers Bill of Rights falls short

Non-union workers at a southern Illinois coal mine didn’t receive the same benefits as unionized workers, the study found.

1 week ago

Delivery Robots Accused Of Scanning Customers’ Faces, Sharing Biometric Data

The men filed separate class-action lawsuits in Cook County court Oct. 9 against Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics, alleging the companies violated a state privacy law.

1 week ago

Intricate Minds opens second Springfield location to expand harm reduction services

Nonprofit now offers 45 hours of services a week after adding a site at First Presbyterian Church.

1 week ago

District 186: More complaints about school buses

Buses still are not at 95 percent on-time goal.

1 week ago

Florida is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men’s poll as Duke, Illini also receive first-place votes

Duke received 10 first-place votes and was second in the preseason poll. Illinois received the other two and was third.

1 week ago

Independent candidate for IL Governor, Collin Corbett, says the opponents are all style and no substance

Corbett: Ideas and plans are what I have, not like the other candidates.

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