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Status of Second Water Source for the Capital City
Roland Burris for Mayor of Chicago?
D-186 Superintendent Open Office Hours
Consumer Watch 9/8
$1 Million Left in Springfield City Budget for Non-Personnel Expenses
City Welds Sewer Covers
FBI Warns of Phone Scam
School Transportation Cuts Put the Breaks on Field Trips
Haunted House - Help Wanted!
Fines on Traffic Violations to Increase
Consumer Watch 9/7
Survey Ranks IL Roads Low
Springfield's Summer Tourism Numbers are Down
Capitol Canine Training Club Agility Competition
Laborers in Full Force at Parade
Springfield Artist Plans to Fight for City Law Change
Healthbeat 9/6
Consumer Watch 9/6
Piranhas in Central Illinois?
Holiday Hike in Gas Prices Hurting Travelers
Lake Shore Golf Course Future
Chatham Restaurants Battle Boil Order
Athens Church Delivering a Fresh Start
"Be Neighbors" School Festival
New Poll Shows Tight U.S. Senate Race
Flooded Homeowners Still Waiting for Answers
Consumer Watch 9/3
Glenwood Middle & Intermediate Closed Today
I-55 Drug Bust
Durbin Supporting Tenaska Project in Wake of ICC Report
State Prison Director Resigns
Online VS On-Campus Education
Randle Stepping Down from IDOC
Consumer Watch 9/2
Law Enforcement Officers Cracking Down on Drivers this Holiday Weekend
$140,000 Marijuana Busts in Christian County Cornfields
UIS Looks to Offer In-State Tuition to Out of State Students
Consumer Watch 9/1
Local Servicemen React to Obama's Address
$11 Million Construction Project Planned for City's Gateway
Program Exposes Kids to Fresh Produce
New YMCA Facility Construction Underway
New College and Career Center In Macon County
Consumer Watch 8/31
Resident Complains About Accessibility During Construction
Ride For Their Lives
Overtime Could Lead to More Firefighters
Sales Tax Holiday Brings Success for Retailers
High Speed Rail Area Meetings
Southeast Finds New Way to Motivate Students to Succeed
Political Rally Controversy
VFW Recruitment Campaign in Gear
Ultralight Aircraft Swarm Over Central Illinois
Game Matchup Raises Concern
Teens facing tough job market
Meet Mr. Hall: A Tri-City Teaching Legend
Vital Senior Services Restored
City Plans to Demolish 40 Abandoned Buildings
Consumer Watch 8/27
Fatal Accident
DeWitt County Sheriff to Retire
Inside the City's Sewers
Governor Changes Furlough Plan
Bandstand Back in Jacksonville
UIS Gives Students A "Foot in the Door"
Consumer Watch 8/26
Mayor Retracts Police Layoff Notices
Taylorville Construction
Adjusting to Change at Lanphier
Kidneymobile In Springfield
Healthbeat 8/25
Sangamon County Looking to Create Crime Watches
Local Firefighter Dies Following ATV Crash
Tri-City Offers Online Classes
An Early Harvest?
Consumer Watch 8/24
Springfield Residents Looking for Answers after Second Flood in Three Months
Fire Destroys Jacksonville Business
State Fair Attendance Up, Vendors Say Sales Down
New Year, New Leader at Lanphier
Consumer Watch 8/23
Quinn Chief of Staff Resigns
Mustang Madness Invades Springfield
Vigil For Drowning Victim
Accident On I-55 Ties Up Traffic
Last Day of State Fair
Owen Marsh Elementary Open House
Weather Washing Away Some Fair Fun
Back to School Fun Day
Redneck Weekend at State Fair
Woman Starting Neighborhood Watch to Prevent Burglaries & Murders
UIS Offers Textbook Rental Program
The Blagojevich Media Blitz
Consumer Watch 8/20
SPS Hires Back All Laid Off Staff
Looking for Legal Advice? Just Look for Lincoln!
Clay Dowis Leaving Springfield Police Department
Sale of Champions Generates Big Bucks for 4-H Kids
Consumer Watch 8/19
Alexander Woman Murdered
Springfield Police Lay Offs Delayed
Former Comic Turned Senator Keynote Speaker on Governor's Day
State Fair Recycling Initiative
Chatham Enrollment Continues to Grow
Healthbeat 8/18
What will be the mood of Governor's Day?
Blagojevich Guilty On 1 Count
Gov. Quinn Reacts to Blagojevich Verdict
RAW VIDEO: Blagojevich Speaks After Verdict
Jury Reaches Verdict
First Day at Northmac
Williamsville Still Rebuilding
Consumer Watch 8/17
Verdict Close! All Parties Ordered to Stay Within 30 Minutes of Courthouse
Keeping Cool On Senior Day
Brady Ahead in Polls, Quinn Not Worried
School Buses Gearing Up
Jacksonville Reopens Round in Downtown Square
Illinois Cracking Down on High Health Insurance Premiums
Consumer Watch 8/16
4-H in the 21st Century
Last day for state sales tax holiday
Butterflies Honor the Memory of Lost Children
Boat Safety Crackdown
Rain forces Lady A Concert to be canceled
Lady Antebellum Concert Canceled
Jurors Take Long Weekend
Mayor's Appointment for Springfield Fire Chief
State Fair: Waste of State Money?
Heat Relief at the Fair
Pepsi Awards $25,000 to The Autism Program of Illinois
Twilight Parade
Many Anxious to Hear Blagojevich Verdict
Healthcare for Disabled Changing
Scams you need to be aware of
State Fair Butter Cow Unveiled
Practicing in the Heat
State Fair Rides Inspected
Blagojevich Trial: Deadlock Jury?
More DUI Charges After Deadly Hit & Run
Dist. 186 Welcomes New Teachers
Capitol Community Health Center Expansion
Consumer Watch 8/11
Deadline Looms for School Physicals
School Transportation Cuts Worry Parents
Hot Temperatures Inside Cars
The Running Bishop & Holy Goalie
Bishop Faces Challenges in Diocese
Springfield Budget Problems Might Lead to Layoffs
School Registration
Consumer Watch 8/9
Redneck Fishing Tournament
Using Barbecue to Get to The Governor's Mansion
Springfield's Main Post Office Gets a New Name
Saving Money on School Supplies
Helping Pets When Disaster Strikes
Cost to Celebrate
Political Ad Debate
FutureGen Pumping Up Meredosia
Day 8 Of Deliberations
Baptist Minister's Wife Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Teen
Sales Tax Holiday Confusion
Healthbeat 8/6
Affordable Living Springfield Makes Kiplinger List
Blagojevich Trial Deliberations: Day 7
State Sales Tax Holiday Begins Friday
Dana Thomas Carriage
Affordable Housing Breaks Ground in Springfield
Lincoln Park Lagoon Gets a Face-Lift
Dairy Queen's "blizzard" Fundraiser for CMN
Lanphier's New Leader Faces Challanging Year
Consumer Watch 8/5
City of Springfield Plans to Purchase and Demolish Vacant Homes
Cash Dash Payout for $20,000
New Details on State Budget Cuts
Vandals Strike Anderson Cemetery
Health Inspection Scam
Consumer Watch 8/4
Papa John's Specialty Pizza Contest
Blagojevich Who?
Logan County Fair Boosts Tourism
Summer School Construction
Sangamon County Health Dept. Opens New Central Location
Macon County Health Director Resigns
Consumer Watch 8/3
Helping Hands Staff Getting Self Defense Training
Lanphier principal decision
National Night Out Preview
Field Trip Grant Program
Consumer Watch 8/2
Playing Checkers with the Pro's
Authorities Suspect Arson in Church Fire
Tire Blows into Woman's Face
Stuff the Bus
Keeping Alive the Memory of Morrisonville Teacher Killed in Crash
Teen Dies at Dangerous Intersection
Dist. 186 Releases Test Scores
Consumer Watch 7/30
Forum on School Tax Idea
Construction Workers Try to Help Slain Woman
Schools Need Public's Help to Put Supplies in the Hands of Kids
Suspect Arrested in Decatur Home Invasion
Healthbeat 7/29
Crisis Cooling Program Funds Are Exhausted
Retired Judge Thinks Jurors Will Find Blagojevich Guilty
New Sangamon County Judge Appointed
Homeless shelter coming to Jacksonville
Limited Openings for Preschool Programs
Access 4 Programming Back on Air
Safe Haven Law Changes
Consumer Watch 7/28
Synthetic Marijuana Ban
County Health Dept. Moves in to New Location
Five Days Left to Lock in Prices for 529 Prepaid Tuition Program
Consumer Watch 7/27
Hate Crime Rally One Year Later
Thousands Say Goodbye to Jacksonville Soldier
Street Scaping Springfield
Community to Decide Fate of Edinburg Schools
YMCA closer to Capital Campaign Goal
Healthbeat 7/26
Sensing Earthquakes
Carlinville Area Hospital Grand Opening
Iron Men and Women Converge on Springfield
Taylorville Memorial Hospital Road Extension
Fallen Soldier Brought Home to Jacksonville
Performing in the Heat
Police Arrest Five in Burglary Ring
Preschool Funding Cuts Spared
How to Help Low Income Seniors Get Food
Church Group Returns Home After a Troubled Trip
Consumer Watch 7/23
Foreclosed Homes Becoming Eyesores
Menard County Fair A Family Tradition
State's Delinquent Bills Taking Food from Seniors
Macon County Meth Bust
"College for Kids" Makes Learning Fun
Should Illinois Lawmakers Take a Pay Cut?
Jacksonville man arrested by federal authorities
Healthbeat 7/22
Blagojevich Will Not Testify at Corruption Trial
Your Thoughts On The Blagojevich Trial
Blagojevich Not Testifying: Good Move?
Year Round Students Head Back to School
Charity Dog Wash & Microchip Clinic
Public Health Director Comments on State Fiscal Crisis
Women's Self Defense
Consumer Watch 7/21
Blagojevich Will Not Testify: Defense Rests
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Stocks rise

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks rallied yesterday as investors reacted well to an auction of Portuguese government debt, lowering the tension level about Europe's outlook.

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FDA cites claims on 2 green tea beverages

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Orlando mom Paola Londono is no hooker.

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