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4 hrs ago | The Journal - the Student Newspaper o...

The Student Newspaper of the University of Illinois at Springfield

Three UIS students charged with committing a hate crime appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison, University of Illinois Springfield, State Prisons

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WAND-TV Decatur

Fighting The Flu - Weekdays at 5:00

Fighting The Flu - H1N1 vaccine questions and answers We are fighting the flu. Every day we are going to be devoting time on StormCenter 17 at 5:00 to answer your questions about H1N1 or the seasonal flu.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Decatur Metro, Decatur, IL, Vermilion County, IL

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Belleville News

1 dead after roads flood in Illinois

Authorities say a 97-year-old man has died after his vehicle became caught in floodwaters in central Illinois.

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Related Topix: Logan County, IL, Mount Pulaski, IL, Weather

Tue Oct 27, 2009

IllinoisHomepage.net

Central Illinois H1N1 Update

A lot of communities across Central Illinois have been getting more doses of the vaccine, while others are still waiting to get their clinics started.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Champaign County, IL, Rantoul, IL, Family, Kids

Sat Oct 24, 2009

WAND-TV Decatur

Man convicted of murder for concrete block attack

A Sangamon County jury has convicted a 19-year-old Springfield man of first-degree murder for dropping a concrete landscape block on another man's head during a fight more than two years ago.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

WAND-TV Decatur

Rain, cold hamper harvest

Unusually cold and wet weather has hampered Illinois farmers' attempts to bring in the crops.

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Related Topix: Weather, Agriculture, Science

The Brussels Journal

The Honored Dead: Visiting Uncle Roy

Uncle Roy, I didn't get to see you after all. Maybe you don't care: you're dead, and that's not a social time.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

The Capitol Fax Blog

Morning Shorts

Rudolph C. "Rudy" Fratto, 65, of Darien, who comes from a family of alleged mobsters, admitted to failing to pay more than $140,000 in federal taxes on more than $800,000 in income from 2001 to 2007, according to his plea agreement in a case investigated by the Internal Revenue Service.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Agriculture, Science, Illinois

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Mt. Vernon Register-News

Car/deer accidents decline here

TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com SPRINGFIELD - There were 412 vehicle/deer accidents in Jefferson County in 2008, and crashes involving deer were down throughout the state, according to information from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Peoria County, IL

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Herald News

Retired state cop could take helm in Plainfield

A retired state police officer could take the helm of the Plainfield Police Department next month.

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Related Topix: Plainfield, IL, Channahon, IL, Naperville, IL, Joliet, IL

Tue Oct 13, 2009

The Journal - the Student Newspaper o...

The Student Newspaper of the University of Illinois at Springfield

Police arrested three residential UIS students on Saturday. The men are accused of perpetrating a hate crime against two males, one a UIS student, in a campus parking lot last weekend.

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Related Topix: Prison, University of Illinois Springfield

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Journal-Courier.net

Some churches taking extra precautions against flu

Church can help the soul, but some are growing worried about what it might do to health during cold and flu season.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

Fri Oct 09, 2009

AKC Gazette

American Kennel Club Honors Illinois Capital Kennel Club With A Community Achievement Award

The American Kennel Club announced recently that the Illinois Capital Kennel Club of Springfield, Illinois has been named a recipient of the AKC Community Achievement Award for taking an active role in fighting anti-dog legislation in its community.

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, IL

Wed Oct 07, 2009

WQAD

Decatur man sentenced to 14 years in crash that killed state trooper

A Sangamon County judge has sentenced a Decatur man to 14 years in prison - the maximum sentence for which he was eligible for his part in an October 2007 car crash that killed Illinois State Trooper Brian McMillen.

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Related Topix: Illiopolis, IL

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

Higher-speed rail a better option for Illinois?

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Richard Harnish wants both. But if someone put a gun to his head, the executive director of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association says he'd choose a proposed 220-mph project linking St.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government, Springfield Metro, Springfield, IL, Chicago, IL

Fri Oct 02, 2009

NBC Channel 5

Downstate Treasure Hunt

Avast mateys, and gather 'round and ye shall hear the tale of a wench who began a mighty quest to find gold and treasure in the faraway land of ... Springfield? In May, Patty Henken of Mount Sterling discovered something incredible while restoring an antique rocking chair.

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Related Topix: Springfield, IL, Springfield Metro

Wed Sep 30, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

Note found in old chair spurs treasure hunt

Patty Henken always thought she found great value in the rickety rocking chair when she plunked down $200 for it at an auction, figuring she could restore the century-old relic to its former charm.

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Related Topix: Mount Sterling, IL, Springfield, IL, Springfield Metro

Mon Sep 28, 2009

WTAX-AM Springfield

A Group Helping Homeless Families Needs Your Help.

Contact Ministries' Shelter is full, yet funding is being cut and late payments from the state are leaving it struggling to make ends meet.

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, IL

Fri Sep 25, 2009

FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis

Former caretaker convicted of stealing from 93-year-old retired pathologist

A jury in Springfield has convicted the former caretaker for a 93-year-old retired pathologist of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the woman.

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Lincoln Daily News

'Cemetery Celebrities: Friends and Family of the Lincolns' at Lincoln Tomb on Saturday

Relatives and acquaintances from history will be brought to life during "Cemetery Celebrities: Friends and Family of the Lincolns," a new event scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site in Springfield.

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Related Topix: Springfield, IL

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