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Nine equals eight in area high school sports

The State JournalRegister Sports — Fri Jul 30 04:30:00 UTC 2010 Perhaps the precedent was set by the Big Ten Conference in 1990, when it kept its name despite the addition of an 11th school, Penn State University. In any event, the Central State Eight high school sports conference will remain the Central State Eigh… about: athletic director Big Ten Conference Chad Roseboom CS8 Education fall sports season High School high school sports conference Penn State University president Rochester High School Southeast High School Sport Taylorville High School

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Sliders take advantage of late cave-in by Cavemen

The State JournalRegister Sports — Fri Jul 30 04:56:31 UTC 2010 The Springfield Sliders got a gift in the ninth inning when an error allowed them to tie the game, and Davis Hendrickson delivered an RBI single in the 10th to give the Sliders an 8-7 Prospect League victory over the Hannibal Cavemen on Thursday night … about: Brock Harding Bryce Redeker Cody Coffman Cody Yount Davis Hendrickson Hannibal Hit Jake Moser James Hudelson Josh Tols Lanphier Park Nick Judkins Prospect League Run batted in Sacrifice fly Sports Springfield Sliders Trevor Willis Tyler Heineman

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Woman stabbed to death in Springfield

The Times Illinois News — Fri Jul 30 05:00:00 UTC 2010 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Police in Springfield say they have arrested a local man in the fatal stabbing of a 48-year-old woman. Officers say the victim was stabbed numerous times in the torso Thursday morning behind a building about: Human Interest Springfield Illinois Stabbing

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Boy struck by foul ball at Sliders game, avoids serious injury

The State JournalRegister Sports — Fri Jul 30 11:53:20 UTC 2010 In the bottom of the fourth inning of Thursday’s Springfield Sliders game, 9-year-old fan Nathan Curry of Tallula was struck by a foul ball in the back of the head but wasn’t seriously hurt. about: Joe Nathan Curry Slider Sports Springfield Sliders

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library obtains key collection of books from David Herbert Donald

WQAD – AP Illinois Headlines — Fri Jul 30 08:02:00 UTC 2010 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has obtained hundreds of books from the estate of Pulitzer Prize-winner David Herbert Donald. about: Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum David Herbert Donald History Human Interest President

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CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsPortions of Fox River closed after heavy rains

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Portions of the Fox River in northern Illinois are closed after heavy rainfall. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Saturday that the river is closed from the Stratton Dam to the Montgomery Dam.

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Letters to the Editor: What is wrong with nation’s media?

The State JournalRegister Opinions — Fri Jul 30 05:01:00 UTC 2010 The White House has called the leak of classified information on the Afghan War “alarming.” Why isn’t it called “treason?” Why aren’t government officials aggressively pursuing the source of the leak and the website handlers? Why are newspapers (New Yo… about: Arizona state legislature Dick Durbin Editor federal law Harry Reid Hitler Hugo Chavez immigration law judge Marcia Sailsbury Mexican government Nancy Pelosi New York Times Obama administration Osama bin Laden Politics Robert Lynch Senate US Justice Department Walter Milton White House

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Scammers Claim To Be Deploying Illinois National Guard Soldier

Criminals claiming to be a deploying Illinois Army National Guard Soldier defrauded numerous people out of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of dollars.

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Quinn veto pen busy, likely not permanent

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has been busy with his veto pen this month, though it likely won’t be permanent.

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CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsTony-award nominated musical at fair

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – You don’t have to go to a big city to see a Tony Award-nominated musical. Visitors to the Illinois State Fair will be treated to a free concert from the Chicago cast of “Million Dollar Quartet.”

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