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Springfield's man on Capitol Hill

U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, a top-ranking Democrat, reflects on 40 years in Congress

By David Blanchette

Mar 4, 2021

When he first arrived in Congress after defeating incumbent Representative Paul Findley in the 1982 election, Richard J. Durbin wasn't sure how long he'd be there. "Congressional staff wanted to talk to me about my retirement system choice...

Richard Durbin now chairs the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee.

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  • ALPLM board names new director

    Will start work in June

    By Bruce Rushton

    Mar 5, 2021
    Christina M. Shutt is currently director of an African American cultural museum in Arkansas.
  • Springfield's new elementary school

    Laketown and Hazel Dell to get a $22.6 million replacement

    By Rachel Otwell

    Mar 4, 2021
    Part of plans to combine Laketown and Hazel Dell elementary schools.
  • Code violations pile up

    City slow to act

    By Bruce Rushton

    Mar 4, 2021
    When the city sued two years ago to force fixes to this house, it discovered that the owner had died in 1964.
  • The toll on youth

    Coronavirus hasn't been as deadly for kids, but they face challenges

    By Madison Angell

    Mar 4, 2021
    The toll on youth
  • Sound the alarm

    Fiscal sanity hits the fire department

    By Bruce Rushton

    Mar 4, 2021
    Sound the alarm
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  • It's time for corned beef and cabbage

    Nothing says St. Patrick's Day better. Unless you're Irish.

    By Ashley Meyer

    Mar 4, 2021
    It's time for corned beef and cabbage
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  • March is on

    By Tom Irwin

    Mar 4, 2021
    Rickey Meredith presents his 70s Solo Acoustic Show at the Slauterhouse Brewing Company in Auburn this Sunday afternoon.
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  • strong advice poem #1

    By Jacqueline Jackson

    Mar 4, 2021
  • The library that Dolly built

    Promoting literacy for all children

    By Cinda Ackerman Klickna

    Mar 4, 2021
    The library that Dolly built
  • Around town

    By Stacie Lewis

    Mar 4, 2021
    Around town
  • What to watch next

    By Chuck Koplinski

    Mar 4, 2021
    What to watch next
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  • BEST OF SPRINGFIELD 2020 Intro

    By Michelle Ownbey

    Oct 29, 2020
    BEST OF SPRINGFIELD 2020 Intro
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Springfield's new elementary school

By Rachel Otwell

Mar 4, 2021
Part of plans to combine Laketown and Hazel Dell elementary schools.

Springfield's man on Capitol Hill

By David Blanchette

Mar 4, 2021
Richard Durbin now chairs the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee.

Code violations pile up

By Bruce Rushton

Mar 4, 2021
When the city sued two years ago to force fixes to this house, it discovered that the owner had died in 1964.

School board candidates square off

By Rachel Otwell

Mar 4, 2021
Tiffany Mathis and Buffy Lael-Wolf
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