Rockford, IL

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Washington State

The board of Springfield’s Lutheran High School has made the decision to tear down the school building on West Washington Street and “decommission” the campus. The decision comes after a determination that the building has been damaged beyond repair by mine subsidence on the west side of Springfield.

Springfield’s Lutheran High School to decommission West Washington Street campus – tear down school building

Springfield police are investigating a reported home invasion that left one man dead. A call to 911 sent police to a home in the 11-hundred block of South 19th Street Friday afternoon. The caller told police he had confronted someone inside the residence. Police found a 33-year-old man inside the home with a stab wound. He was taken to HSHS St. John’s Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

SPD are investigating home invasion that left one dead

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(The Center Square) – Prosecutors raised the suspense level in the wide-ranging “ComEd 4” corruption trial at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse late Thursday, calling a longtime staffer of former House Speaker Mike Madigan to the stand to weigh in on secretly recorded conversations about operations in Springfield that were captured at a time when an alleged bribery scheme wa in full effect.

‘Com-Ed 4’ trial witness describes Madigan’s power as speaker

Springfield is on its way to building three new firehouses. Aldermen on Tuesday approved an ordinance to spend more than $20 million on the three new stations – at 11th and Ash, Lawrence Avenue and Rickard Road, and on Spaulding Orchard Road. At Tuesday’s meeting, aldermen also approved a...

Springfield City Council approves spending measures for new fire stations and downtown trash and recycling receptacles

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A third Illinois prison guard has now been sentenced for his role in a violent assault that left an inmate dead. Willie Hedden was sentenced in federal court in Springfield to six years behind bars on charges of civil rights deprivation and obstruction of justice. Hedden and two other guards...

Third prison corrections officer sentenced for charges related to death of Larry Earvin

Two people have been charged in connection with a shooting in Springfield that left one man injured. The victim was shot twice in that early morning incident on March 15 in the 11-hundred block of Fayette Avenue. His injuries were not life-threatening. After investigation, police have arrested 31-year-old Jared Staake...

Two arrested in connection with Springfield shooting that left one injured

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A discussion with Director Josh Sabo of Springfield’s own Heartland HOUSED: Part One

The crisis of homelessness and housing insecurity is a major one throughout the United States. This is not conjecture, but simple statistical fact. There are, according...

A discussion with Director Josh Sabo of Springfield’s own Heartland HOUSED: Part One

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