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FILE - Bottles of Extra-Strength Tylenol are tested with a chemically treated paper that turns blue in the presence of cyanide at the Illinois Department of Health in Oct. 1982, in Chicago. (AP Photo/John Swart, File)
Crime
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Idaho case may be connected to the 1982 Tylenol murders, officials say

Detective Tim Cooper of the Ada County Sheriff’s Office reopened a cold case investigation in 2019 that led authorities to identify Dr. Mathew Francis Betkouski posthumously.

Sangamon County Public Health Building in 2024.
Local
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Construction begins on Sangamon County Public Health building

Project will add three new tenants and redesign floor plans to improve client services.

Local
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Springfield Urban League’s Gardner to lead Sangamon Co. Mental Health Board

Tatyana Gardner is the board’s first executive director.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Local
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Bringing suicide and suicide prevention ‘Out of the Darkness’ this weekend

Expert suggests being direct with someone who may be thinking about suicide.

Deb Robertson, a leading advocate for a medical aid-in-dying law named after her in Illinois, pauses during an interview in her home in Lombard, Ill., on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
Local
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She lived to see ‘Deb’s law’ take effect. Now she can choose how she dies

She shared her story publicly and traveled from her home near Chicago to Springfield, the state capital, to convince lawmakers it was vital to legalize medically assisted death.

Manchester, Tennessee USA - 06-14-2014: Lionel Richie and his band perform at Bonnaroo Music Festival
Entertainment
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Lionel Richie is taking a break from performing following a heart procedure

Richie was scheduled to perform with Earth, Wind & Fire Saturday in San Francisco, Sept. 30 in Chicago and Oct. 3 in Columbus, Ohio.

Many people look in injectable GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic to lose weight.
Local
1 week ago
State employee, Pritzker share similar weight loss journey with GLP-1s

Barb Shelton met Pritzker during Illinois State Fair.

Local
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Springfield-area groups receive donated AED’s

McGraw family donates ten automated external defibrillators.

Walking or hiking in the fall.
Local
2 weeks ago
Go take a walk, or a hike, or a bike ride, or a wheelchair ride for Memorial Health this October

3.25 miles a day of walking X 31 days in October = 100 miles.

A new report says Illinois has made significant strides in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants such as the City Water Light and Power plant in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Local
2 weeks ago
Illinois EPA releases ‘Comprehensive Climate Action Plan’ to reach ‘net zero’ emissions

Report calls for new investments and regulations touching nearly all sectors of the state’s economy.