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'Simpsons' Creator Says Springfield Isn't In Oregon

TV Guide Magazine | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Springfield, The Simpsons Springfield Matt Groening, Matt Groening, The Simpsons Springfield Location, The Simpsons, Fox, TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, TV News

Sorry Oregon, you won't be able to claim Homer, Bart and the rest of "The Simpsons" clan as your own. "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening confirms ex...

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Should Middle Schools Give Out Condoms? This Doctor Says Yes.

Claire McCarthy, M.D. | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Condoms in Middle School, Preteens and Sex, Sex Ed, Sex and Kids, Condoms, Sex Education, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Springfield, Abstinence, Yrbss, Parents News

Of all kids having sex, 61 percent report using condoms. That means a lot of kids are not protecting themselves against infection or pregnancy. This is really scary stuff.

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'The Simpsons' Creator Reveals Springfield Location

AP | NIGEL DUARA | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Springfield, Comedy Gossip, Video, Reality Free, The Simpsons Springfield Location, Matt Groening, The Simpsons Springfield, The Simpsons, Fox, TV Spoilers, TV News

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening pointing to ...

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Illinois Lawmakers To Revamp Facebook Password Bill

AP | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Springfield, Lashawn Ford, Illinois Politics, Illinois Facebook Password Requests, Facebook Job Applications, Illinois Facebook Password Request Bill, Employer Facebook Password Requests, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Legislation that would prohibit employers from seeking job applicants' social network passwords is on hold in the Illinois H...

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Woman's Corpse Left In Chapel Basement Since 2010

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Springfield, Illinois Weird, James D. Memorial Chapel, Video, Olga Beanblossom, Funeral Home, Mummified Body Left in Chapel Basement, Girard Cemetery, Olga Beanblossom Body in Basement for Two Years, Coroner, Weird News News

A 76-year-old Missouri woman's corpse was found in a chapel basement and buried on Friday -- more than a year after she died. Olga Beanblossom's bo...

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Any Given Child: A Progress Report

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Springfield, Any Given Child, Education, Sarasota, Portland, Arts, Austin, Sacramento, Arts Education, Kevin Johnson, Las Vegas, Kennedy Center, Arts Funding, Education Arts Funding, Education News

One challenge that is universally experienced is the shrinking pool of public funding for arts education. No one who works in arts education can ignore this reality.

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State Lawmakers Waiting For Emanuel On Pension Overhaul

Chicago News Cooperative | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Springfield, Illinois Pensions, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago News

Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) said Thursday that he hoped Mayor Rahm Emanuel would do more than he has so far to help the stalle...

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Lawyers Back In Court Over Tucson Shooting Suspect's Meds

AP | WALTER BERRY | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Springfield, Tuscon Shooting, Schizophrenia, Psychotropic Drugs, Gabrielle Giffords, Tuscon Arizona, Jared Lee Loughner, Crime News

PHOENIX — Lawyers for Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Lee Loughner asked a federal court again Wednesday to stop his forcible medication a...

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Frantic Daughter Searches For Missing Mother, Stepdad

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Springfield, Video, Russell Porter, Jessica Bullock, Rebecca Porter, Crime News, Crime, Missouri, Missing Persons, Crime News

The daughter of a Missouri woman who, along with her husband, mysteriously vanished without a trace more than two months ago is desperate for national...

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That's A Load Of Bull: Women Denies Cattle Semen Extortion Plot

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Springfield, Video, Genetic Connections, Dumb Crime, Stolen Bull Semen, Ohio, Weird-Lost-and-Found, Karen Saum Steals Bull Sperm, Dumb Criminals, Stolen Bull Sperm, Animals in the News, Karen Saum, Weird News News

An Ohio woman stole a valuable container of frozen bull semen from her former employer and planned to use the pilfered seed to extort her ex-boss, pro...

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It's Not A 30-Foot Virgin (But Some People Give This Statue The Madonna Treatment)

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Springfield, Virginia, Offbeat Religion, Erica Meredith, Statue of Motherhood, Michael Meredith, Virgin Mary, Not-So-Sacred Sightings, Sacred-Sightings, Slidepollajax, Weird News News

It's not exactly Our Lady of Lourdes, but Catholic pilgrims show up on the doorstep of a Virginia artist because they want to pray at the foot of a 30...

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Tornado Touches Down In Massachusetts

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Springfield, Tornado Springfield Ma, Natural Disasters, Video, Massachusetts Tornado, Tornado Massachusetts, Tornado, Extreme Weather, Springfield Tornado, Green News

UPDATE [9:22 p.m. ET]: CBS Boston reports that today's tornadoes have caused 4 deaths. ORIGINAL STORY: A tornado touched down in Springfield, Mas...

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Man Busted For Dropping His Girlfriend From A Forklift

AP | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Massachusetts, Springfield, Forklift, Weird Massachusetts, Dumb Crime, Bryan Hurley, Weird News News

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Police in western Massachusetts say a man has been arraigned after he used a forklift to pick up his girlfriend's car with ...

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Ohio Hotel Says Broken Flag Not Mourning Bin Laden's Death

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Flagpole, Connie Smith, Half-Mast, Springfield, Weird Ohio, Patriotic Millionaires, Ohio, Osama, Bin Laden, Mourning, Hotel, Osama Bin Laden, Half-Staff, Weird News News

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An Ohio hotel has been fending off angry phone calls because a broken rope on its flagpole led some to think the business wa...

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Daniel Day-Lewis Spends Time In Springfield To Prep For Abe Lincoln Role

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Springfield, Illinois History, Abraham Lincoln, Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln, Steven Spielberg Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln Film, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Academy Award-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis is preparing for his role as Abraham Lincoln by visiting the state where the fo...

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Springfield Mayor Found Fatally Shot In His Home

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tim Davlin Killed, Springfield, Springfield Illinois, Tim Davlin, Springfield Mayor Killed, Springfield Mayor Dead, Video, Chicago News

Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin was found dead in his home early Tuesday, in what appears to be a suicide. The State Journal-Register reports that Davl...

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Veto Session Starts Today: Death Penalty, Civil Unions Could Be Discussed

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Springfield, Illinois Politics, Michael Madigan, Illinois Legislature, Illinois Death Penalty, Illinois Veto Session., Death Penalty, Gov Pat Quinn, Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois Gambling, Illinois Civil Unions, Illinois Tax Hike, Chicago News

Today, Illinois lawmakers begin their six-day veto session before breaking for Thanksgiving--and they have a lot on their plate. Many Illinois resid...

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Wedding Announcement Gets Lesbian Fired From Illinois Catholic University

Waymon Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Wedding, Springfield, Marriage, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Gay Rights, Laine Tadlock, Enda, Wedding Announcement, Iowa, LGBT Rights, Benedictine University, Discrimination, Marriage Equality, Illinois, College News

All it took was one complaint to get a longtime educator removed from her job just because she simply celebrated a special (and legal) occasion in her life. Discrimination doesn't get more plain than that.

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Woman Slips Into Uncovered Manhole, Drowns In Illinois

AP | AP / Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Springfield, Viaduct, Drowning, Third and Capitol, Flooding, Illinois, Leanna Pokora, Manhole, Chicago News

A 23-year-old woman has drowned after getting trapped in an uncovered manhole during heavy rain in Illinois. Springfield police say Leanna Pokora a...

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Perpetrate a Fraud? 361,000 Votes Later, LWV/IL Broadcasters Block Green Gov Candidate From Debate?

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Springfield, League of Women Voters, Illinois Broadcasters Association, Chicago, Illinois Governor Race, Bill Brady, Democrats, Rich Whitney, Green Party, Gov. Pat Quinn, Republicans, Chicago News

On the heels of an informative Chicago Tribune editorial board gubernational debate among all five candidates, in an otherwise uninspiring race, the L...

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Blagojevich Trial Hasn't Filled In The Blanks

New York Times | JAMES WARREN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Bear Stearns, Trial, Lobbyists, Rnc, Bribes, Obama, Tony Rezko, Blago Trial, Springfield, Bond Sale, Patti Blagojevich, Kickbacks, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago, Jesse Jackson Jr., Senate, Rob Blagojevich, Chicago News

As Rod Blagojevich's lawyer declared to the jury in his closing argument last week, "Think about it." He wanted jurors to consider what he thinks is s...

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Music the Way It Should Be

Scott Janssen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foo Fighters, Springfield, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Eminem, Motown, Comerica-Park, Jay-Z-Eminem-Comerica-Park, Missouri, Kalamazoo, Detroit, Jay-Z, Dave Grohl, Michigan, Indie Rock, Arts News

As my two year anniversary with my girlfriend drew near, my frustrations began to mount. I have always been a sucker for big time gifts, and I wanted...

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Rahway Valley Sewerage rates expected to rise 17 percent next year

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eliot Caroom/The Star-LedgerFormer Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority executive director Michael Brinker, left, shows Springfield Mayor Ziad Andrew ...

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FDIC Closes Four Banks: 72 Failed This Year

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Satilla, Springfield, Plymouth, New Liberty Bank, Southwest Community Bank, Fdic, Saint Marys, Missouri, Banks, Georgia, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Business News

WASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday shut down Midwest Bank and Trust Company in Elmwood Park, Ill., as well as three smaller banks in Georgia, Mic...

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Springfield Rally Missed the Point

R. Eden Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Springfield, Job Cuts, Budget, Pensions, Rally, Reform, Retirement Benefits, Unions, Illinois, Chicago News

The array of opinions and arguments about whether to raise taxes is staggering. Why not think about this the way you would your family budget?

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