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Shooting at mobile home park in unincorporated Springfield leaves one dead
A 33-year-old Springfield man died from at least one gunshot wound in a shooting at a mobile home park in the 1000 block of North Edmond in an unincorporated area of Springfield Saturday afternoon. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell in an email said the shooting could have been related to an earlier disturbance with multiple individuals in the 600 block of North Wesley Street, near the scene of the shooting. ...
Death investigation underway in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A Springfield man is dead after a shooting Saturday afternoon. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell says, deputies were called out for a shooting at mobile home park in the 1000 block of North Edmond in Springfield around 2:50 pm Saturday. When deputies arrived, they found...
These are the top 10 high schools in Illinois, according to a new report
Schools in Chicago and the surrounding area dominated the list of top high schools in Illinois by US News and World Report, with the entirety of the top 10 consisting of schools within the area's large footprint. Each of the top five schools on the list and seven of the top 10 all hail from Chicago Public Schools, with Payton College Preparatory High School coming in at No. 1 on the list. It also ranks among the...
Fundraiser set in memory of Sangamon County sheriff who died in 2019
The Heart of Wes Barr Foundation, founded by Wes’ wife Sherry Barr, is celebrating what would have been Barr’s 61 birthday with Springfield on May 5 at the Motorheads Bar & Grill on Toronto Road. All proceeds from the event will go toward the causes Barr championed during his life. “We don’t specify at...
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