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2 weeks ago
‘Frozen’ takes the stage at The Muni
Cast members from The Muni's "Frozen" were on The WTAX Morning Newswatch to discuss the upcoming show.
2 weeks ago
Pritzker defends Choate layoffs
The governor awaits ISP report on January's fatal East St Louis shooting.
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Brad Cole to retire from IL Municipal League
Rockford mayor Tom McNamara will succeed him.
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SPD: Zero tolerance on guns
Officers seized nine weapons and made eight arrests in seven hours late Saturday and early Sunday.
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Meet Link — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week
Active, energetic, and friendly...everything you want in a young Lab.
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DSI emphasizes residents over tourists
Director says locals provide long-term gain, while tourism is seasonal.
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State to lay off hundreds at troubled southern Illinois mental health facility
Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to reduce patient population, staff amid operational changes.
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How the lighthearted social media trend of ‘teen takeovers’ took a serious turn
Over the July 4 holiday weekend, several thousand young people converged in two spots in Raleigh, North Carolina, police said.
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Boyer feels at ‘home’ as Memorial Health’s Chief Nursing Executive
Jen Boyer is Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President at Memorial Health.
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Many Taylorville business owners opposed to revitalization plan
Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry said the project is both necessary and beneficial to the city.
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These 9 Illinois communities say they’re interested in new nuclear facilities
The state lifted its moratorium on new nuclear facilities, but development could still be decades away.
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Here’s how Illinois election authorities guard against noncitizen voting
Officials say safeguards are in place prevent inadvertent registration. .
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Schools Closed, Buildings Sat Empty — And Gun Violence Rose, Study Finds
Taking into account factors like poverty rates and racial demographics to ensure researchers compared neighborhoods similarly, they saw that trends in gun violence near schools diverged after the 2013 school closures, with the areas near closed schools seeing a 10 percent uptick in violence.
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Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak first tied to Taco Bell restaurants now includes Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.
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Born without a right hand, Britt Apgar is set to play in the Women’s Professional Baseball League
Family is at the center of Apgar’s journey to the WPBL's inaugural season this summer in Springfield.
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UPDATE: Christkindlmarket to be added to downtown Springfield Holiday Walks
DSI chief: It's time for something new.