Historic Illinois fairgrounds dates back to 1894
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — History buffs are being encouraged to look around at the century-old buildings on the Springfield fairgrounds when the Illinois State Fair opens Friday and runs through Aug. 22.
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Jobless rate back up for June in Peoria area
After a one-month respite, the unemployment rate in the Peoria metro area went back up in June, according to figures released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
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Kansas back at No. 1 in AP basketball poll; Zags fall to No. 17
After three weeks of not being No. 1, Kansas moved back to the top of The Associated Press’ college basketball poll. The Jayhawks (20-1) were No. 1 in the preseason Top 25 and for the first eight weeks of the regular season.
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Kansas is back on top: Jayhawks retake No. 1 in AP poll
After three weeks of not being No. 1, Kansas moved back to the top of The Associated Press’ college basketball poll. The Jayhawks (20-1) were No. 1 in the preseason Top 25 and for the first eig…
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Favre Says Ankle Needs Surgery To Come Back
Once again, Brett Favre says he isn’t sure what he wants to do. The 40-year-old quarterback told ESPN that he needs surgery on his left ankle in order to play this season for the Minnesota Vikings.
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Wisconsin hopes its back in Big Ten race with victory over fifth-ranked Spartans
The Badgers have home wins against three top-10 teams this season: Duke, Purdue and now Michigan State.
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Kansas back at No. 1 in men’s AP poll
After three weeks of not being No. 1, Kansas moved back to the top of The Associated Press’ college basketball poll.
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CBKB: Kansas back at No. 1 in AP poll
Kansas is No. 1 again in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll. The Jayhawks were No. 1 in the preseason Top 25 and for the first eight weeks of the regular season. They moved back into the top spot Monday after being out for three weeks. Kansas (20-1) received 54 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.
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Kansas back on top in AP poll, but Kentucky is hot on their heels
The Big East heads into the conference tournaments with the most ranked teams, five, while the Big 12 and Big Ten both have four. The Southeastern Conference has three and the ACC, Mountain West and Atlantic 10 have two each.
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Kansas State tries to bounce back
The Kansas State Wildcats’ performance in an 81-79 overtime loss to Kansas on Saturday didn’t damage …
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