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Candace Owens speaking with attendees at the 2019 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA. Candace Owens, scheduled to speak tonight, May 20, in Springfield, says that Donald Trump, given oxygen in the White House last fall before being taken to Walter Reed Medical Center, wasnt that sick. Mob justice brought down Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, she maintains. Climate change? "Dot-com, tho...

Photo by Bruce Rushton Flanked by Vanessa Knox of the Faith Coalition For The Common Good and Nick Dodson of the Sierra Club and Sangamon County Democratic Socialists of America, Susan Allen, a member of the Faith Coalition, tells the press that the sheriffs office shouldnt get an armored vehicle. A coalition of groups ranging from Black Lives Matte...

She is a precinct committeewoman for Capital Precinct 082 and a regional chair for precinct committeemen. Barghouti Hardwick also sits on the Springfield Airport Authority. "In some ways I carry forward with Rosemarie Longs open door policy," Barghouti Hardwick said Thursday. "Republicans actually have a big tent. We believe in our ideals which center around lower taxes and efficient government. I think thats really our big draw. "We have some (Republican members) who go all the way to the gr...

A certain national pizza chain has cornered the "30 minutes or less" slogan, but thats exactly how long Rhea Park said it took him to get the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Thursday. Park and his friend Marilyn Danenberger both made the trip to Springfield from Loami. Admittedly, Park said he had visions of having to wait, but he got a pleasant surprise. "It went a lot better than expected," Park said. "We walked in, and they st...

A certain national pizza chain has cornered the "30 minutes or less" slogan, but thats exactly how long Rhea Park said it took him to get the first round of

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield areas first mass-vaccination site to inoculate against COVID-19 opened Wednesday on the Illinois State Fairgrounds for people 65 and older and others in the states high-priority groups. Gov. J.B. Pritzkers office confirmed to The State Journal-Register late Tuesday that the Illinois National Guard will work with the Sangamon County Department of Public Health to operate the appointment-only site inside the Orr Building on the fairgrounds for the foreseeable fu...

The Springfield area’s first mass-vaccination site to inoculate against COVID-19 opened Wednesday on the Illinois State Fairgrounds for people 65 and older and others in the states high-priority groups. Gov. JB Pritzker’s office confirmed to The State Journal-Register late Tuesday that the Illinois National Guard will work with the Sangamon County Department of Public Health to operate the appointment-only site inside the Orr Building on the fairgrounds for the foreseeable future. Appoint...

In 2016, Barry Becker, a former alderman, was named as Jobes replacement. “I have known Senator Turner for decades, from her time of service on the County Board, City Council, and now as Senator for Springfield and Sangamon County," Langfelder said in the statement. "Even though she is leaving her seat at the City Council, we look forward to continuing our work together on issues important to Springfield.” Manar of Bunker Hill resigned his Senate seat on Jan. 17 to become a senior adviser t...