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Aug. 11, 1922 FAMOUS TRICK SHOT WILL PERFORM AT FAIR G. TOMORROW Gus Peret of the Peters Cartridge company will give a fancy and trick shooting exhibition at the fair grounds tomorrow aftern...

A fresh look at many who shaped Springfield's character

The latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Public Health indicates a total of 3,094,485 cases of the coronavirus in the state and 33,510 total deaths. Media reports indicated Wayne County and Jefferson County reported less than ten cases during the past week. The IDPH is warning that cases of COVID-19 are starting to rise slowly in many areas of the state. The federal mask mandate for public transit that had been set to expire on Monday has been extended another two weeks, and is now set...

Illinois State Archives launches Doc Helm collection on the Illinois Digital Archives

Illinois' official state photographer chronicled the mighty and the ordinary