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Dee: IL women voters continue to outpace male counterparts
Illinois News Connection September 3, 2024 Terri Dee A Democratic woman of…
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AP: Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When she…
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Nonpartisan Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle-Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign note union membership stats, other innovations in latest State of the Unions report
A 2018 Supreme Court decision and so-called “right-to-work” laws have continued to…
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Wooden It Be Lovely to donate Little House of Hope in Springfield during late November drawing
The Little House of Hope is being raffled by Wooden It Be…
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Sangamon County’s Massey Commission to have first listening session on Monday evening, September 16
The Massey Commission, which was established as a community response to the murder of Sonya Massey on July 6, will kick off with a listening…
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Hundsdorfer: Coroner’s affidavit shows as many as 800 human remains could have been misidentified
As many as 800 families across the country who patronized a Carlinville…
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First human case of West Nile Virus reported in Christian County
The first human case of West Nile Virus has been reported in…
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World Affairs Council of Central Illinois announces its program Poland: An In-Depth Conversation with Ambassador Daniel Fried to be held at Illini Country Club on September 25
The World Affairs Council of Central Illinois announces its program Poland: An…
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City Council Report: Springfield slows down “public camping” ban, but the ordinance isn’t dead yet
After an outpouring of opposition from the Springfield community, the Springfield City…
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Springfield Ceramics and Crafts Club’s Crafters’ Treasures Sale happening this September 28
Calling all crafters, artists, paper crafters, up-cyclers, DIYers, fiber artists, needleworkers, and…
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Springfield man sentenced to four decades in federal prison for multiple sex crimes against children
A Springfield man has been sentenced to four decades in federal prison…
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Cirque du Soleil performer recovering after falling from hoop during Oregon show
Benjamin Goldstein (PORTLAND, Ore.) — An aerial hoop artist is recovering after…
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15-year-old shot in Maryland high school bathroom, 16-year-old student in custody
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (JOPPA, Md.) — A 16-year-old student allegedly shot a…
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Judge in Trump's hush money case delays sentencing until after election
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The judge in former President Donald…
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Summer 2024 was the warmest on record in the Northern Hemisphere, according to latest Copernicus report
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For the second year in…
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Georgia high school shooting suspect set to face judge for his arraignment
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WINDER, Ga.) — Colt Gray, the 14-year-old suspect in…
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14-year-old suspect in Georgia shooting had affinity for mass shooters: Sources
State of Georgia Chaplain Ronald Clark consoles students as they kneel in…
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