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Ross Horne, Ride to Remember organizers, share an embrace with Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher, after she received a special appreciation plaque from the Springfield Salvation Army.

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2 months ago

Remembering September 11th…by also remembering September 12th

The Ride to Remember couldn’t be held, but a State Capitol ceremony Sunday was.

An American flag flies on the top of the Tribune Tower in Chicago.

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2 months ago

Pritzker, Duckworth, other Illinoisans mark 9/11 anniversary

A ceremony centered around volunteerism was held in Chicago.

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2 months ago

Remembering 9/11

Special 9/11 coverage Friday on WTAX.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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2 months ago

New learning series goes along with new exhibit at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

“We wanted to take the idea of citizenship … in a way to help students understand what it means to be a good citizen, modeling that of Abraham Lincoln.”

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2 months ago

IL reparations commission wants your input

Chairman: The harms of the past resonate today; we hold up Sonya Massey as an example.

A sign shows the parties involved in construction on the north wing of the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

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2 months ago

Illinois Capitol renovations ‘a few months behind,’ set to wrap up this winter

Architect of the Capitol Andrea Aggertt says the project will be within the $350M budget.

Memorial Medical Center with the former Reisch Brewery.

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2 months ago

SIU’s brewery beginnings being celebrated

“Beer, Brats, & Beginnings”

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2 months ago

Sangamon Co Historical Society ‘Cemetery Walk’ is October 4

Learn about six people of note who are buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery.

A letter written by Mary Todd Lincoln, dated April 17, 1868, has been donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

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2 months ago

Springfield’s ALPLM receives letter written by Lincoln’s wife regarding Tad and geography

The letter is dated April 17, 1868, three years after Abe Lincoln’s death.

Fans cheer before the inaugural Women's Professional Baseball League game between the Los Angeles Queens and the New York Heights, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Lexie Knight)

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3 months ago

Women’s baseball league board member goes public with concerns about company’s finances

The WPBL said Monday that it had provided complete information while participating fully in Kim’s request for books and records.

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