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![Confronting housing inequity]()
![Gov. JB Pritzker, U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, and Springfield area lawmakers break ground on a multimodal transportation hub in the capital city.]()
![Hindu Temple to open Oct. 13-17]()
![Guy Sternberg next to an old Eastern cottonwood, which is believed to be the largest tree of any kind in the entire city of Springfield. It was the first tree selected for the inaugural tree tour in 2014 and has the inventory code 0-0001. It is believed to have been along a creekbank before the creek through Oak Ridge Cemetery was routed underground in a huge tile. For scale, Sternberg is two meters (six feet six inches) tall.]()
![Parole offers hope for offenders, while victims relive trauma]()
![The interior of the Old State Capitol reopened to the public Oct. 7, following a $1.65 million capital project to preserve the historic and iconic landmark. In February 2007 then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama officially announced his candidacy for the presidency at the Old State Capitol, and in August 2008 he returned to introduce his vice-presidential candidate, Joe Biden.]()
![Redistricting leads to lawsuit from Latino group]()
![What does it mean to be an American?]()
![Hope in sentencing]()
![Survey reports more mental health struggles and less trust in police]()
![A billboard near the corner of Laurel and 11th streets features Rev. T. Ray McJunkins of Union Baptist Church and urges the community to get vaccinated.]()
![Stopping stigma]()
![Fans settle into their seats prior to the start of a game between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field.]()
![Workers process waste dropped off at a previous collection.]()
![Can Don Harmon and JB Pritzker get along?]()
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