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2 weeks ago
Pritzker’s spring wins come with caveats as BUILD, megaprojects bills stall
The governor scored wins on junk fees, cellphones and insurance rates.
2 weeks ago
Weather Service watching for severe storms, especially north of Springfield
Heavy rain, and more hot weather possible.
2 weeks ago
Crime of the Week: Help needed solving Springfield playground fire
Around $70K in damage done to a Springfield park.
2 weeks ago
Pritzker open to special session on Bears
The governor characterizes the team's Springfield strategy as disorganized.
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Activist: Springfield is positioning itself to sneak a data center into town
CWLP wants the council to eliminate a high-load rate category enacted eight years ago.
2 weeks ago
Springfield Memorial Hospital CEO to resign
His last day on the job will be Friday, June 12.
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New World Screwworm raises concerns for livestock producers, but not food safety
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has implemented several measures to combat the screwworm, including quarantines and increased monitoring in affected areas. When a confirmed case is identified, officials establish a containment zone and intensify eradication efforts.
2 weeks ago
New state budget (minus $10M) frustrates Raoul
He assures Republicans concerned about his focus he can "walk and chew gum" at the same time.
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Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday
Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday with rides, livestock shows, and family entertainment.
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Building on Illinois State Fairgrounds is being demolished
"Building 29 started as a dormitory and ended as a document storage facility."
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Community leaders react to Logan Correctional Center closure
The new IDOC facility will be built in Crest Hill. It will cost $1 billion and will hold 800 women and 1,500 men.
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Flooding rains in Springfield twice Monday
Flooding in Springfield Monday, heat after that for a few days.
2 weeks ago
New provost, dean, and CEO of SIU School of Medicine named
Dr. Ian Martin will replace Dr. Jerry Kruse, who is retiring.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Hulu series host to speak at Juneteenth event in Springfield
The event is titled “Free-ish: Juneteenth and the Long Legacy of 1619—a conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones."
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Lawmakers at the end of session try to appease both sides in drug pricing controversy
Bills address operation of federal 340B drug pricing program in Illinois.
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4 generations later, Bill Shea’s legacy lives on at Shea’s Gas Station Museum
A state grant helped provide some sprucing up and a wayside information board for current curator Randy Pickett, who bought Shea's Gas Station Museum in 2017.
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Hottest Junes in Illinois since 1895
Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Junes in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information
2 weeks ago
Taylorville chosen as first community in Ameren Illinois’ new Energize Your Town program
Mayor Bruce Berry said Ameren first approached city leaders about the concept more than a year ago.
2 weeks ago
Springfield schools praise new state school evaluation model
Scott says the state's new evaluation model is based more on specific criteria, and that any improvement could be recognized.
