Springfield

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Wichita State's Head Coach Gregg Marshall takes issue with a referee's call while playing against Missouri State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb 25, 2017, in Springfield, Mo. (AP Photo/Jason Connel)

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Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, right, answers questions about a piece of the bipartisan grand bargain budget deal during floor debate Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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In this Feb. 24, 2017 photo, Midshipman Taras Klymyuk, in blue, of Brooklyn, N.Y., strikes Taylor Yohe of Springfield, Va., in a 147-lb boxing match during the U.S. Naval Academy's Brigade Boxing Championships in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2012 file photo, people walk beside the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Tourism and economic development officials in February 2017 re-branded the western Massachusetts region known as the "Pioneer Valley," which includes Springfield and generally covers the Massachusetts portion of the Connecticut River Valley, as "West Mass." (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

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FILE - In this May 31, 2002, file photo, children from a local elementary school, dressed as the character Cat in the Hat, perform songs next to a newly installed sculpture of Dr. Seuss characters, Thing 1 and Thing 2, during a memorial dedication in author Theodore Geisel's hometown of Springfield, Mass. Tourism and economic development officials in February 2017 re-branded the western Massachusetts region known as the "Pioneer Valley," which includes Springfield and generally covers the Massachusetts portion of the Connecticut River Valley, as "West Mass." (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri, File)

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Missouri State forward Obediah Church (5) shoots the ball during first half action of an NCAA college basketball game against Wichita State in Springfield, Mo., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.(Guillermo Hernandez Martinez/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)

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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2004 file photo, Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux throws a pitch during practice, in Mesa, Ariz. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum plans to unveil an exhibit chronicling the history of the rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals opens March 24, 2017 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt York File)

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner acknowledges Republican lawmakers as he approaches the dais to deliver his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly at the Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly at the Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 photo, citizens pack a public hearing on a proposed casino in East Windsor, Conn. The Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes seek approval from the General Assembly to build a jointly owned casino in either East Windsor or Windsor Locks to help compete with the MGM Resorts International casino under construction in Springfield, Mass. (Jim Michaud/Journal Inquirer via AP)

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A Springfield firefighter examines the scene of a fatal house fire where multiple children died on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in Springfield, Tenn. (Mark Zalesky/The Tennessean via AP)

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Springfield Police officer Jay Pattie and Zoraida Luna of Animal Control remove a dog from the property of fatal house fire where multliple children died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in Springfield, Tenn. (Mark Zalesky/The Tennessean via AP)

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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2014, file photo, Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, appears in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

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Justice Lloyd Karmeier is sworn in as the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, right, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, left, face off in their first televised debate in what's considered a crucial race that could determine which party controls the Senate, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at the University of Illinois in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)